ghim

See also: ghìm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 針 (“needle; pin”; SV: châm). Also compare kim.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣim˧˧]

Noun

ghim

pin; clip; fastener

Derived terms

Terms derived from ghim

đinh ghim

Verb

ghim

to pin; to fasten with a pin
Synonym of găm (“to keep (in one's mind); to guard”)

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