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đâm

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đâmlevelngang

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đâm means to stab; to thrust.

Meanings of đâm in English

Verb

  1. to stab; to thrust
  2. to crash into; to collide (against) ≈ húc

Verb

  1. to sprout; to shoot
  2. colloquial to turn into (usually something bad or worse); to become

Words with đâm

đâm ra

Example sentences with đâm

  • Chiếc xe hơi đã đâm vào tường. The car crashed into the wall.
  • Con chó bị xe tải đâm. The dog was hit by a truck.
  • Chiếc ô tô đâm vào cây cao su. The car hit the rubber tree.
  • Chiếc xe ô tô đã đâm vào tường. The car crashed into the wall.
  • Anh ấy đã đâm đầu vào một cái cột. He bumped his head against a post.
  • Hãy cẩn thận nếu không cô ta sẽ đâm sau lưng cậu. Be careful or she'll stab you in the back.
  • Hãy cẩn thận nếu không anh ta sẽ đâm sau lưng cậu. Be careful or he'll stab you in the back.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đâm could be written as 𠜭, 𠛌, 𨄁, 𨮊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *təm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iim ~ *t₁iəm ~ *t₁əm ~ *t₁a(i)m ~ *t₁(u)m. Cognate with Pacoh tứm (“to hit”), Khmer ដំ (dɑm, “to beat”), Parauk tiiem: (“to hit, to hammer”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đâm mean in English?

đâm (verb) means "to stab; to thrust".

How do you pronounce đâm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəm˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəm˧˧]. Tones: đâm — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.