nơm nớp
Vietnamese
Etymology
Reduplication of nớp, not used as a free morpheme.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˦˥]
Adjective
nơm nớp
- fearful; anxious; nervous; apprehensive
- Synonyms: ngơm ngớp, thom thóp