gươm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劍 (“sword”, SV: kiếm), from Proto-Vietic *t-kɨəm. Doublet of kiếm.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨəm˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨəm˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɨəm˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier thanh, cây) gươm • (劍, 鎌)

    1. sword
      Synonym: kiếm

    Derived terms

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