đệm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: điếm). Related to nệm, through an infixed form.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗem˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗem˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗem˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier cái, tấm) đệm • (, , , , 𧛋, 𧝓)

    1. mattress; cushion
    2. buffer
      vùng đệmbuffer zone

    Verb

    đệm • (, , , , 𧛋, 𧝓)

    1. to place (under)
    2. to accompany

    Derived terms