nằm
Vietnamese
Etymology
Cognate with Arem anam ("to brood").
Compare Proto-Katuic *-nam (whence Pacoh panám (“to set on eggs, to brood”)) and Proto-Khmuic *gnəm (“to hatch or brood eggs”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to lie (be in a horizontal position on a surface)
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