How do you say “grip” in Vietnamese?

“Grip” in Vietnamese is nắm (to hold), cán (handle).

Vietnamese words for “grip”

• nắmListenverb
  Hanoi [nam˧˦] · Saigon [nam˦˥]nắm rising

  to hold; to grip; to grasp

  for “grip” meaning: To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.

• cánListennoun
  Hanoi [kaːn˧˦] · Saigon [kaːŋ˦˥]cán rising

  handle; grip; staff

Related Vietnamese words

• bấuListenverb

  to grip; to grab

• nắm lấyListenverb

  to grip; to grab; to grasp

• cắpListenverb

  to filch; to steal

• vớListenverb

  a sock; stocking

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.