mắm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɓamʔ (“salted fish”). Compare Tày bẳm, from an earlier form of Vietnamese.

Noun

mắm • (𩻐)

  1. Vietnamese salted, fermented fish or shrimp
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Lao: ໝ້ຳ (mam)
  • → Khmer: ម៉ាំ (mam)

Noun

mắm

  1. (familiar, endearing or humorous) girl; girlie
    Synonym: nhỏ

Etymology 2

Verb

mắm

  1. (of lips, now only in some expressions) to tighten
    Synonym: mím
Derived terms
  • mắm môi mắm lợi

Etymology 3

Noun

mắm

  1. (botany) Avicennia
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, “Thương quá rau răm”, in Cánh đồng bất tận, NXB Trẻ:
      Từ mé rừng mắm chống lở đất phía bên này, […]
      From the egde of the Avicennia forest that protects against landslides on this side, […]

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