nơm nớp

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Reduplication of nớp, not used as a free morpheme.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nơm nớp

  1. fearful; anxious; nervous; apprehensive
    Synonyms: ngơm ngớp, thom thóp