tăm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籤 (SV: thiêm). Compare xăm, thăm.

    Noun

    (classifier cây, que, cái) tăm • (杺, 籖)

    1. toothpick
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    tăm • (沁)

    1. small air bubbles
      Synonyms: bọt, bong bóng
      sủi tăm ― to be effervescent or fizzy
      vang sủi tăm ― sparkling wine
    2. (by exension) one's trace
      mất tăm ― to disappear completely
    Derived terms
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