cằm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *dɡam ~ *dɡaam ~ *dɡəm (“molar tooth; jaw”). Cognate with Khmer ថ្គាម (thkiəm).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kam˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kam˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kam˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) cằm • (肣, 𦚕, 𦠴, 𦡬)

1. a chin (bottom of a face)