nằm
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nam"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Arem anam ("to brood").
Compare Proto-Katuic *-nam (whence Pacoh panám (“to set on eggs, to brood”)) and Proto-Khmuic *gnəm (“to hatch or brood eggs”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to lie (be in a horizontal position on a surface)
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]nằm
- (calligraphy) a stroke that is flat