liếm

See also: liêm, Liêm, liềm, and liệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-lɛːmʔ (“to lick”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)liəmʔ ~ *(c)limʔ (“to lick”), with obvious imitative origin. Cognate with Khmu [Cuang] krliəm ("to lick the lips"), Khasi jylliem, Bolyu ljim³¹.

Compare also Old Chinese 舔 (OC *l̥ˤ[i]mʔ) (B-S) (SV: thiểm), Chepang लेम्‍ह्‌सा (lem‍h‌sā, “to lick”), Dumi lem ~ ljam ("tongue").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liəm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [liəm˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lim˦˥]

Verb

liếm • (舐, 舓, 舔, 舚, 𡄥, 𦧷)

1. to lick (to stroke with a tongue)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• liếm láp