tăm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籤 (SV: thiêm). Compare xăm, thăm.

Noun

(classifier cây, que, cái) tăm • (杺, 籖)

  1. toothpick
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

tăm • (沁)

  1. small air bubbles
    Synonyms: bọt, bong bóng
    sủi tăm ― to be effervescent or fizzy
    vang sủi tăm ― sparkling wine
  2. (by exension) one's trace
    mất tăm ― to disappear completely
Derived terms
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