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cúm

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [kum˧˦]Huế [kum˦˧˥]Saigon [kʊm˦˥] browser voice
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cúmrisingsắc

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cúm means influenza; flu.

Meanings of cúm in English

Noun

  1. influenza; flu

Noun

  1. crabs of the genus Calappa ≈ cúm núm

Words with cúm

cúm núm

Example sentences with cúm

  • Quanh đây có nhiều người bị bệnh cúm. There's a lot of flu about.
  • Bệnh cúm đang lan rộng. The flu is spreading.
  • Cô ấy nghĩ là cô ấy bị cảm cúm. She thinks that she has the flu.
  • Tôi đã mất hơn một tháng để khỏi cúm. It took me more than a month to get over my cold.
  • Tom bị cảm cúm. Tom has influenza.
  • Cô ấy cho rằng cô ấy đã bị cảm cúm. She thinks that she has the flu.
  • Tôi đã mất hơn một tháng để khỏi bệnh cảm cúm. It took me more than a month to get over my cold.
  • Lúc tớ đi học về, trời bắt đầu mưa to làm tớ bị ướt sũng, thế là tớ bị cúm luôn đấy. I was caught in a shower on my way home from school, got soaking wet and caught a cold.

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, cúm could be written as 噤, 𤻎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 感 (SV: cảm).

Frequently asked questions

What does cúm mean in English?

cúm (noun) means "influenza; flu".

How do you pronounce cúm?

IPA: Hanoi [kum˧˦]; Saigon [kʊm˦˥]. Tones: cúm — rising tone (sắc).

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.