nòm
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Definition
- Noun:
- Tinder: A dry, flammable substance, such as wood shavings, dry grass, or bark, used to catch a spark and help start a fire.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Dùng vỏ bào làm nòm. (Use wood shavings as tinder.)
- Anh ấy nhóm lửa bằng một ít nòm khô. (He started the fire with some dry tinder.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "nòm" is specific and technical, primarily used in the context of traditional fire-starting methods, such as with flint and steel. It is less common in everyday modern speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Bùi nhùi (n): A common synonym for tinder, often referring to a small bundle of fine, dry flammable material.
- Quấn rơm khô thành bùi nhùi để nhóm lửa. (Twist dry straw into a tinder bundle to start the fire.)
Synonyms
- Tinder: Material used to ignite a fire.
- Kindling: Small sticks or twigs used to start a fire (note: "kindling" is slightly larger than "nòm," which is the initial, finest material).
Related Concepts
- Nhóm lửa (v): To start a fire, to kindle.
- Người tiều phu nhanh chóng nhóm lửa lên. (The woodsman quickly started a fire.)
- Mồi lửa (n): Another term for fire starter or tinder.
- Giấy báo cũ có thể dùng làm mồi lửa. (Old newspaper can be used as a fire starter.)
- Tinder
- Dùng vỏ bào làm nòmTo use wood shavings as tinder