nạm
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Definition
Noun:
- A handful: A small quantity that can be held in one hand, often used for grains, hair, or similar small items.
Verb:
- To inlay, to set: To decorate an object by embedding or setting pieces of metal, precious stones, or other materials into its surface.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Bà lão bốc một nạm gạo cho con chim. (The old woman took a handful of rice for the bird.)
- Cô ấy chỉ còn giữ lại một nạm tóc của đứa con. (She kept only a lock [a small handful] of her child's hair.)
Verb:
- Người thợ kim hoàn nạm viên ruby vào chiếc nhẫn. (The jeweler set the ruby into the ring.)
- Thanh kiếm được nạm vàng trên chuôi. (The sword was inlaid with gold on the hilt.)
Advanced Usage
"nạm vàng/bạc": inlaid with gold/silver.
- Chiếc hộp gỗ nạm bạc rất tinh xảo. (The wooden box inlaid with silver is very exquisite.)
Used to describe a very small, almost insufficient amount (noun).
- Chỉ còn một nạm lương thực cuối cùng. (There's only a last handful of provisions left.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nắm (noun, verb): A more common and general word for "a handful" or "to grasp/hold". as a noun is considered more dialectal or literary.
- Khảm (verb): To inlay, often used interchangeably with in the context of decorative work, but can specifically refer to inlaying with mother-of-pearl (khảm xà cừ).
Synonyms
- Noun: Một nhúm (a pinch), một vốc (a handful/grasp).
- Verb: Cẩn (to inlay), dát (to plate/overlay).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Một nạm người: A very small number of people; a tiny group.
- Chỉ một nạm người ở lại đến cuối buổi họp. (Only a handful of people stayed until the end of the meeting.)
- handful
- một nạm gạoa handful of rice
verb
- to inlay