điểm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "diem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of đếm.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦]

    Noun

    điểm

    1. metric for evaluation; point, mark, grade, score, etc.
    2. point (a focus of conversation or consideration)
    3. (geometry) point

    Verb

    điểm

    1. to list to report or reevaluate
      điểm quato list or to give a rundown
      điểm lại năm quato reevaluate deeds done last year
    2. (of a bell) to ring to tell time
    3. (by extension, figuratively and literary, of a very special event) to start
      (hồi chuông) giao thừa đã điểmNew Year has finally started

    Derived terms