Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nêm

[nem˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) wedge

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

miếng chèn

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a wedge

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đặt chêm; đẩy chêm

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to pack into

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhét vào

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to season (with salt, fish sauce); to flavor (with)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nêm gia vị

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central” • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Common questions

What does “nêm” mean?

(noun) wedge

Is “nêm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.