gặm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gamʔ ~ *kamʔ (“to bite”).

The North Central form cắm retains the meaning "to bite".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣam˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣam˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣam˨˩˨]

Verb

gặm • (噤, 𡄎)

to gnaw, to nibble

Derived terms

Derived terms

gặm nhấm

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