ngâm

See also: ngám, ngầm, ngậm, ngắm, and 'ngam

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋǝm ~ *ŋam (“to immerse, soak”); cognate with Muong ngâm, Khasi ngam (“to dive into”).

Verb

ngâm • (汵)

1. to soak or steep

   ngâm chân ― to soak your feet in water

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟.

Verb

ngâm

1. (poetry) to recite