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rằm

noun
Hanoi [zam˨˩]Huế [ʐam˦˩]Saigon [ɹam˨˩] browser voice
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Meanings of rằm in English

Noun

  1. the 15th day of a lunar month, the day of a full moon, on which Vietnamese people traditionally place offerings on their altars and pray for good luck
    • trăng rằmfull moon

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, rằm could be written as 𠄻, 林, 𦝃, 𬃂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce rằm?

IPA: Hanoi [zam˨˩]; Saigon [ɹam˨˩]. Tones: rằm — 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.