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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋǝm ~ *ŋam (“to immerse, soak”); cognate with Muong ngâm, Khasi ngam (“to dive into”).
Verb
ngâm • (汵)
- to soak or steep
- ngâm chân ― to soak your feet in water
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟.
Verb
ngâm
- (poetry) to recite