nơm nớp

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of nớp, not used as a free morpheme.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

fearful; anxious; nervous; apprehensive
Synonyms: ngơm ngớp, thom thóp

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