mớm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mom"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *mim(ʔ) ~ *miəm() ~ *məm() ~ *məəmʔ (“to suck”); cognate with Bahnar mŏm/mơ̆m (“to suck”) and Khmer ម៉ិម (məm, “to suck”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məːm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məːm˦˥]

Verb

mớm • (𠻦)

1. to feed (with premasticated food)

   Synonyms: trún, sún

Derived terms

• mớm lời

Adverb

mớm • (𠻦)

1. for a test; for a tryout

   Synonyms: thử, giạm, giợm, ướm