mắm

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɓamʔ (salted fish). Compare Tày bẳm, from an earlier form of Vietnamese.

Noun

mắm (𩻐)

  1. Vietnamese salted, fermented fish
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Lao: ໝ້ຳ (mam)
  • Khmer: ម៉ាំ (mam)

Noun

mắm

  1. (familiar, endearing or humorous) girl; girlie
    Synonym: nhỏ

Etymology 2

Verb

mắm

  1. (of lips, now only in some expressions) to tighten
    Synonym: mím
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