cắm

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [kam˧˦]Huế [kam˦˧˥]Saigon [kam˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

cắmrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

cắm means to stick into a surface.

Meanings of cắm in English

Verb

to stick (something) into a surface

Verb

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam to bite

Words with cắm

cắm sừng cắm trại ổ cắm trình cắm cắm cúi cắm đầu

Example sentences with cắm

Rút phích cắm ra. Pull out the plug.
Kéo phích cắm ra. Pull the plug out.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cắm could be written as 扲, 鈐, 禁, 㩒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gamʔ ~ kamʔ (“to bite”). Cognate with mainstream Vietnamese gặm (“to gnaw”), Arem kɐ̀mˀ ("to bite").

Frequently asked questions

What does cắm mean in English?

cắm (verb) means "to stick into a surface".

How do you pronounce cắm?

IPA: Hanoi [kam˧˦]; Saigon [kam˦˥]. Tones: cắm — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.