đệm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 墊 (SV: điếm). Related to nệm, through an infixed form.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗem˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗem˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗem˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, tấm) đệm • (埶, 禫, 移, 笘, 𧛋, 𧝓)

  1. mattress; cushion
  2. buffer
    vùng đệm ― buffer zone

Verb

đệm • (埶, 禫, 移, 笘, 𧛋, 𧝓)

  1. to place (under)
  2. to accompany

Derived terms

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