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ram

verbnoun
Hanoi [zaːm˧˧]Huế [ʐaːm˧˧]Saigon [ɹaːm˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
ramlevelngang

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Meanings of ram in English

Verb

  1. to sauté then braise with added water or coconut water
    • sườn ramribs cooked with such a method

Noun

  1. Central Vietnam fried spring roll ≈ nem ránchả giò

Noun

  1. ream

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

From French rame.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce ram?

IPA: Hanoi [zaːm˧˧]; Saigon [ɹaːm˧˧]. Tones: ram — 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.