Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Arem anam ("to brood").

Compare Proto-Katuic *-nam (whence Pacoh panám (to set on eggs, to brood)) and Proto-Khmuic *gnəm (to hatch or brood eggs).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nằm (𦣰, 𬛩, )

  1. to lie (be in a horizontal position on a surface)

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Noun edit

nằm

  1. (calligraphy) a stroke that is flat