ém

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 掩 (SV: yểm). Compare ẻm, a dialectal synonym.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ém

to hide, to conceal, to keep quiet

Derived terms

Derived terms

ém nhẹm

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