nếm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːmʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nem˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nem˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nem˦˥]

Verb

nếm • (𫫞, 唸)

1. (transitive, especially cooking) to taste in order to check the flavor

   nếm canh ― to taste a broth and check its flavor

   nếm thử miếng bánh ― to taste a piece of bánh and check its flavor

2. (transitive, figuratively) to experience something unpleasant

   nếm mùi cay đắng ― to be left with a bitter taste

   nếm đòn ― to have a taste of the [cane, bat]; to be beaten

Usage notes

nếm is used of people who only want to know the taste of something using their tongues, for example of cooks. If those people are actually trying a food or a drink to get the full experience (smell, texture, moisture, firmness, etc.), use ăn thử or uống thử instead.

Synonyms

• (to experience something unpleasant): nếm mùi

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nếm mùi
• nếm trải

 

Anagrams

• mến