rầm

nounadjectivecombining form

Hanoi [zəm˨˩]Huế [ʐəm˦˩]Saigon [ɹəm˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

rầmfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

rầm means beam; girder.

Meanings of rầm in English

Noun

beam; girder
- rầm nhàhouse beam

Adjective

onomatopoeia Used to describe a loud echoing sound that shakes the surroundings: with a boom; bang; crash; foom ≈ ầm
- đổ đánh rầmto fall with a bang
onomatopoeia noisy; clamorous; tumultuous ≈ ầm
- quát tháo rầm nhàto yell loudly throughout the house

Combining form

onomatopoeia reduplicant of rập, only used in rầm rập

Words with rầm

lầm rầm rầm rầm rầm rộ rì rầm rầm rập

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, rầm could be written as 㖗, 𫪌, 啉, 𠽍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Frequently asked questions

What does rầm mean in English?

rầm (noun) means "beam; girder".

How do you pronounce rầm?

IPA: Hanoi [zəm˨˩]; Saigon [ɹəm˨˩]. Tones: rầm — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.