nơm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nom"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From an infixed form of a root that gave rise to đơm (“to catch fish with trapping basket”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) nơm • (䈒, 南)

1. (fishing) bell-shaped trapping basket made of bamboo for capturing fish

Verb

nơm • (䈒, 南)

1. (transitive) to catch fish with a bell-shaped trapping basket