âu yếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Sinovietnamese 䙔 âu (bib worn by infants) + non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 裺 (“bib worn by infants”, SV: yểm).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

âu yếm

1. affectionate; fond; tender

Verb

âu yếm

1. to caress; to fondle