rậm rạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ap reduplication of rậm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəm˧˨ʔ zaːp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəm˨˩ʔ ʐaːp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹəm˨˩˨ ɹaːp̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

rậm rạp (‑a reduplication rậm rà rậm rạp)

  1. (often of forest, bush, shrub) dense