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Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Noun
nêm f
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From an infixed form of a root that gave rise to chêm (“to wedge”).
Noun
nêm • (楠)
- wedge
Verb
nêm • (楠)
- to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a wedge
- to pack into
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Verb
nêm
- (Southern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) to season (with salt, fish sauce); to flavor (with)
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