nằm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nam"
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
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nam˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nam˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nam˨˩]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Verb edit
- to lie (be in a horizontal position on a surface)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Noun edit
nằm
- (calligraphy) a stroke that is flat