ngậm

See also: ngám, ngâm, ngầm, ngắm, and 'ngam

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋəmʔ; cognate with Muong ngẫm. Compare also Bolyu ŋəm³¹.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˨˩˨]

Verb

ngậm • (𫕖)

1. to hold inside one's mouth

Derived terms

• kẹo ngậm
• ngậm đắng nuốt cay
• ngậm tăm
• viên ngậm