sùm soà

See also: sùm sòa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of sùm,

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 森 (SV: sâm) (compare sum họp and sum vầy).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sum˨˩ swaː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂum˦˩ ʂwaː˦˩] ~ [sum˦˩ swaː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂʊm˨˩ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩] ~ [sʊm˨˩ s⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩]

    Adjective

    sùm soà

    1. luxuriant, exuberant
      • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, “Thương quá rau răm”, in Cánh đồng bất tận, NXB Trẻ:
        Cuối cùng là bãi bồi, dây khoai lang bò xùm xòa phủ kín đất.
        Finally one arrived at the alluvial flat, where sweet-potato vines sprawled luxuriantly, covering the ground.
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