ngâm
See also: ngám, ngầm, ngậm, ngắm, and 'ngam
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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
- to soak, to steep
Adjective
ngâm
- be soaked
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟.
Verb
ngâm
- to recite (poetry); to read in a singing voice