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ngắm

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See also: ngám, ngâm, ngầm, ngậm, and 'ngam

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *-ŋamʔ (to think of). Compare Puoc ŋam ("to think"), O'du ŋam ("to look").

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngắm (𥋴, 𥄯, 𬓛, , 𥌹)

  1. to view attentively, especially for pleasure
    ngắm bức tranhto view a painting
    ngắm phong cảnhto view/contemplate a landscape
    ngắm chimto watch birds
    Chúng ta không đến đây để ngắm cảnh. Mọi người bắt tay làm việc nào !
    We're not here for sightseeing. Everybody, get working!
  2. to aim (at) something, to target
    ngắm đích mà bắnto aim a target (before shooting)
  3. to view
    ngắm bộviewfinder
    bộ ngắmsight (of a weapon)
    bộ ngắm oanh tạcbombsight

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