nhăm

numeralverb

Hanoi [ɲam˧˧]Huế [ɲam˧˧]Saigon [ɲam˧˧] browser voice

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nhămlevelngang

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nhăm means Post-mười/mươi allomorphic form of năm.

Also spelled lăm — same word, same meaning.

Meanings of nhăm in English

Numeral

Post-mười/mươi allomorphic form of năm (“five”)
- mười lămfifteen
- hai (mươi) lămtwenty-five

Verb

rare, transitive to intend to do something ≈ lo toan định tính

Words with nhăm

nhăm nhe

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

Northern form with the commonly seen nasalization of lateral. Compare lớn vs. nhớn, lời vs. nhời, lài vs. nhài, lạt vs. nhạt.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhăm mean in English?

nhăm (numeral) means "Post-mười/mươi allomorphic form of năm".

How do you pronounce nhăm?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲam˧˧]; Saigon [ɲam˧˧]. Tones: nhăm — level tone (ngang).

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.