kìm
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- kiềm (south central coast of Vietnam)
- kềm (southern Vietnam)
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鉗 (“pincers”; SV: kiềm).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kim˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kim˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kim˨˩]
Derived terms
- kìm kẹp
- kìm hãm
- kìm chế (southern Vietnam)
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