gaemmeg

Zhuang

Etymology

From gaem (“to hold; to grasp”) +‎ meg (“pulse”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kam˨˦ meːk˧/
• Tone numbers: gaem¹meg⁸
• Hyphenation: gaem‧meg

Verb

gaemmeg (1957–1982 spelling gəmmeg)

1. to take someone's pulse; to feel someone's pulse

   Synonyms: dinghmeg, (dialectal) gaemmaeg, (dialectal) damqmeg, (dialectal) yawjmeg, (dialectal) dinghmaeg, (dialectal) dawzmaeg