nếm
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːmʔ.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to taste (to sample the flavor of something orally), to sip
- (transitive, figuratively) to experience something unpleasant
- nếm mùi cay đắng
- to be left with a bitter taste
- nếm đòn
- to have a taste of the [cane, bat]; to be beaten
Derived terms
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (to experience something unpleasant): nếm mùi