điểm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "diem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of đếm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦]

Noun

điểm

  1. metric for evaluation; point, mark, grade, score, etc.
  2. point (a focus of conversation or consideration)
  3. (geometry) point

Verb

điểm

  1. to list to report or reevaluate
    điểm quato list or to give a rundown
    điểm lại năm quato reevaluate deeds done last year
  2. (of a bell) to ring to tell time
  3. (by extension, figuratively and literary, of a very special event) to start
    (hồi chuông) giao thừa đã điểmNew Year has finally started

Derived terms