nhuộm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲɔːmʔ (“to dye; to lacquer (teeth)”). Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 染 (SV: nhiễm).

Doublet of nhiễm and nhuốm.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nhuộm • (染)

  1. to change or deepen the color of something, using synthetic chemicals or substances from plants; to dye
    Cô nhuộm tóc màu hồng.
    She dyed her hair pink.
    (figurative) Nước sông bị máu nhuộm đỏ.
    The water of the river was changed into red by blood.
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