bấm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bấm • (𢶸 - 𡀫, 稟, 禁)

1. a nail clipper
2. a stapler (device which binds paper)

Verb

bấm • (𢶸 - 𡀫, 稟, 禁)

1. to press with a finger

   bấm nút ― to press on a button

   bấm huyệt ― to press on a pressure point

2. (computing) to click

   Synonym: nhấn

3. to clip (nails)
4. to staple

Derived terms

• bấm bụng (to endure)
• bấm chí
• bấm độn (to read fingers)
• bấm đốt
• bấm gan (to seethe)
• bấm giờ (to track time)
• bấm ngọn (to prune)
• bấm ra sữa
• cúc bấm
• dao bấm
• đen bấm
• đồng hồ bấm giây
• kềm bấm
• khuy bấm