nẳm

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Contraction of năm (year) + the demonstrative ấy (that) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nẳm

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) that year