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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣam˨˩˨]

Verb

gặm • (噤, 𡄎)

1. to gnaw, to nibble

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gặm nhấm