lam
nounadjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [laːm˧˧]Huế [laːm˧˧]Saigon [laːm˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lam means louvers; blinds; shutters.
Chinese characters: 藍
Meanings of lam in English
Noun
- louvers, blinds, shutters ≈ cửa chớp
Adjective
- uncommon blue ≈ xanh dương
Words with lam
Example sentences with lam
- Tôi nghi là Tom và Mary không tự mình lam bài tập về nhà. I suspect that Tom and Mary don't do their homework by themselves.
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, lam could be written as 𥜓. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 藍, from Literary Chinese 藍 (lán), using the same disambiguation of 青 (“grue”) with 藍 /蓝 (lán, “blue”) and 綠 /绿 (lục, “green”). See also xanh (“grue”).
Frequently asked questions
What does lam mean in English?
lam (noun) means "louvers; blinds; shutters".
How do you pronounce lam?
IPA: Hanoi [laːm˧˧]; Saigon [laːm˧˧]. Tones: lam — level tone (ngang).
Is lam a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. lam is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 藍.