chùm
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
chùm means cluster; bunch.
Meanings of chùm in English
Noun
- cluster, bunch
Words with chùm
Example sentences with chùm
- Nho mọc thành chùm nên dễ hái. Grapes grow in thick clusters that are easy to pick.
- Mỹ là chùm râu của Canada. America is Canada's beard.
- Tôi đã tìm kiếm chùm chìa khoá của tôi cả ngày nay. I've been looking for my keys all day.
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, chùm could be written as 𫇳, 森. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɟuːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bɟum ~ *bɟuum ~ *bɟuəm ~ *bɟəm (“bunch, to gather together”) (Shorto 2006, #1338); directly cognate with chòm. See also chụm (“to assemble, to gather together”), cụm (“cluster, bunch”), xúm (“to form group”). Probably related to nhúm, nhóm as well (cf. Proto-Katuic *ɟum (“group”)); this would require the initial to be *ʄ, which in fact sometimes alternated with *ɟ.
Frequently asked questions
What does chùm mean in English?
chùm (noun) means "cluster; bunch".
How do you pronounce chùm?
IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕum˨˩]; Saigon [cʊm˨˩]. Tones: chùm — falling tone (huyền).