How do you say “gnaw” in Vietnamese?

“Gnaw” in Vietnamese is cắn (to bite), nhằn (to eat), gặm (to gnaw).

Vietnamese words for “gnaw”

• cắnListenverb
  Hanoi [kan˧˦] · Saigon [kaŋ˦˥]cắn rising

  to bite; to sting

  for “gnaw” meaning: To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

• nhằnListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲan˨˩] · Saigon [ɲaŋ˨˩]nhằn falling

  to eat

  for “gnaw” meaning: To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

• gặmListenverb
  Hanoi [ɣam˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣam˨˩˨]gặm heavy

  to gnaw; to nibble

Related Vietnamese words

• xôngListenverb

  to charge; to rush forward

• ăn mònListenverb

  to corrode; to erode

• càoListenverb

  to rake; to scratch

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.