dâm

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [zəm˧˧]Huế [jəm˧˧]Saigon [jəm˧˧] browser voice

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dâmlevelngang

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dâm means lustful; lecherous.

Chinese characters: 淫

Meanings of dâm in English

Adjective

lustful; lecherous
voluptuous
colloquial sex-crazed or perverted

Noun

voluptuousness
lust

Verb

to have sex (with)

Adjective

alternative form of râm (“shady”)
alternative form of râm (“(obsolete) black”)

Words with dâm

cuồng dâm cưỡng dâm dâm dật dâm dê dâm đãng dâm ô gian dâm hiếp dâm khiêu dâm mãi dâm mại dâm tà dâm thủ dâm dâm bụt dâm phụ

Example sentences with dâm

Bạn trai tôi hoá ra có chút bạo dâm trên giường. My boyfriend turned out to be a bit sadistic in bed.

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, dâm could be written as 滛, 霪, 𩆍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淫.

Frequently asked questions

What does dâm mean in English?

dâm (adjective) means "lustful; lecherous".

How do you pronounce dâm?

IPA: Hanoi [zəm˧˧]; Saigon [jəm˧˧]. Tones: dâm — level tone (ngang).

Is dâm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. dâm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 淫.

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.