Vietnamese

Noun

(classifier cái) ôm ‎(掩, 揞)

1. (dated) an armful
2. a hug

Verb

ôm ‎(掩, 揞)

1. to embrace; to hug

Derived terms

• ngò ôm
• xe ôm

Etymology 2

Ultimately from German Ohm, but possibly via French ohm, as many other words of German origin (độ Rích-te ‎(“Richter”), Phri-đrích Ăng-gen ‎(“Friedrich Engels”), An-be Anh-xtanh ‎(“Albert Einstein”), etc.) are also pronounced as if they were French.

Noun

ôm

1. (physics) ohm