nơm nớp

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of nớp, not used as a free morpheme.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˦˥]

Adjective[edit]

fearful; anxious; nervous; apprehensive
Synonyms: ngơm ngớp, thom thóp

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