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gắm

noun
Hanoi [ɣam˧˦]Huế [ɣam˦˧˥]Saigon [ɣam˦˥] browser voice
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gắm means kind of climbing shrub.

Classifier: cây — e.g. một cây gắm (one kind of climbing shrub)

Meanings of gắm in English

Noun

  1. kind of climbing shrub (Gnetum montanum) ≈ dây gắm

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, gắm could be written as 𥋴, 錦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does gắm mean in English?

gắm (noun) means "kind of climbing shrub".

How do you pronounce gắm?

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

What classifier is used with gắm?

Common classifiers: cây — for example "một cây gắm" (one kind of climbing shrub).

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