tăm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tam˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tam˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tam˧˧]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

(classifier cây, que) tăm • (杺, 籖)

a toothpick

Derived terms

Derived terms

tăm bông
tăm xỉa răng

Noun

tăm • (沁)

little air bubbles
sủi tăm ― to be effervescent or fizzy

vang sủi tăm ― sparkling wine
(by exension) one's trace
mất tăm ― to disappear completely

See also

bọt

Derived terms

biệt tăm
lặn tăm
tăm hơi
tiếng tăm

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