gươm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劍 (“sword”, SV: kiếm), from Proto-Vietic *t-kɨəm. Doublet of kiếm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨəm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨəm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɨəm˧˧]

Noun

(classifier thanh, cây) gươm • (劍, 鎌)

  1. sword
    Synonym: kiếm

Derived terms

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