sàm sỡ

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “sàm is probably 讒 (MC dzream), not sure about sỡ.”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːm˨˩ səː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːm˦˩ ʂəː˧˨] ~ [saːm˦˩ səː˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːm˨˩ ʂəː˨˩˦] ~ [saːm˨˩ səː˨˩˦]

Verb

sàm sỡ

to sexually harrass; to molest
bị sàm sỡ trong thang máy ― got groped in an elevator

tên sàm sỡ ― a molester