đầm

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đầmfallinghuyền

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đầm means swamp; lagoon.

Meanings of đầm in English

Noun

swamp, lagoon ≈ ao phá

Noun

queen ≈ quy
Southern Vietnam dress (women's garment) ≈ váy
dated French lady; European lady

Adjective

in compounds soaking; sopping wet

Verb

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam North Central Vietnam form of dầm (“to soak”)

Words with đầm

đầm lầy đầm phá đầm đìa đầm ấm

Example sentences with đầm

Đầm dạ hội luôn được mong chờ. Evening dress is desired.
Chiếc đầm của cô ta trông có vẻ rẻ. Her dress looked cheap.
Chiếc đầm của nó trông có vẻ rẻ tiền. Her dress looked cheap.
Mình thích cái đầm mà bạn đang mặc đấy. I like the dress that you're wearing.
Cô ấy đã mua một chiếc đầm trang trọng cho buổi dạ hội Giáng sinh. She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball.

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, đầm could be written as 淫, 潭, 霪. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Borrowed from French dame.

Frequently asked questions

What does đầm mean in English?

đầm (noun) means "swamp; lagoon".

How do you pronounce đầm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəm˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗəm˨˩]. Tones: đầm — falling tone (huyền).

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.