đầm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩]

Etymology 1

Noun

đầm • (淫, 潭, 󱳀)

  1. swamp, lagoon
    Synonyms: ao, phá
Derived terms

Adjective

đầm • (潭, 霪) (diminutive reduplication đầm đầm)

  1. (only in compounds) soaking; sopping wet
Derived terms

Verb

đầm

  1. North Central Vietnam form of dầm (“to soak”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dame.

Noun

(classifier cái, bộ (“dress”)) đầm

  1. (dated) French lady; European lady
  2. (card games) queen
    Synonyms: Q, quy
  3. (Southern Vietnam) dress (women's garment)
    Synonyms: váy, xống
See also
Playing cards in Vietnamese · bài tây (layout · text)
át, xì heo, hai ba bốn năm sáu bảy
tám chín mười J, bồi Q, đầm K, già phăng teo
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