Vietnamese
Etymology
l- reduplication of bẩm.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləm˧˩ ʔɓəm˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləm˧˨ ʔɓəm˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləm˨˩˦ ʔɓəm˨˩˦]
Verb
lẩm bẩm (reduplication lẩm bà lẩm bẩm)
- to mumble, to mutter, especially angrily or indignantly