cắm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kam˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kam˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kam˦˥]

Etymology 1

Verb

cắm • (㩒)

1. to stick (something) into a surface

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cắm sừng
• cắm trại
• chốt cắm
• ổ cắm

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *gamʔ ~ kamʔ (“to bite”). Cognate with mainstream Vietnamese gặm (“to gnaw”), Arem kɐ̀mˀ ("to bite").

Verb

cắm

1. (North Central Vietnam) to bite

Anagrams

• mắc