rậm rạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ap reduplication of rậm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəm˧˨ʔ zaːp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəm˨˩ʔ ʐaːp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəm˨˩˨ ɹaːp̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

rậm rạp (‑a reduplication rậm rà rậm rạp)

1. (often of forest, bush, shrub) dense