băm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓam˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓam˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓam˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *bam; cognates include Malieng /pɐmpɐm²/. Cognate with bằm.

Verb

băm • (𨮍, 𫦢)

1. to mince

Etymology 2

Numeral

băm

1. (colloquial) Short for ba mươi (“thirty ...”).

   băm ba

   thirty-three

Related terms

• hăm