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nằm

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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nằm (𦣰, 𬛩, )

  1. to lie (be in a horizontal position on a surface)

Derived terms

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Noun

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nằm

  1. (calligraphy) a stroke that is flat