ghim

See also: ghìm

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 針 (“needle; pin”, SV: châm). Also compare kim.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]

Noun edit

ghim

pin; clip; fastener

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

đinh ghim

Verb edit

ghim

to pin; to fasten with a pin
Synonym of găm (“to keep (in one's mind); to guard”)

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