nằm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nam˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nam˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nam˨˩]

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Verb

nằm • (𦣰, 𬛩, 南)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ăn nằm
• nằm gai nếm mật
• nằm xuống

 

Noun

nằm

1. (calligraphy) a stroke that is flat