sầm
nounadjectiveinterjection Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [səm˨˩]Huế [ʂəm˦˩]Saigon [ʂəm˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
sầm means a tall hill.
Chinese characters: 岑
Meanings of sầm in English
Noun
- a tall hill
Adjective
- tall
Noun
- certain plants of the family Memecylaceae
Interjection
- The sound something makes when tumbles
- The sound of heavy rain
Verb
- to darken one's face
Adverb
- suddenly very dark
Words with sầm
Example sentences with sầm
- Bầu trời tối sầm lại. The sky darkened.
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, sầm could be written as 𩆍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 岑.
Frequently asked questions
What does sầm mean in English?
sầm (noun) means "a tall hill".
How do you pronounce sầm?
IPA: Hanoi [səm˨˩]; Saigon [ʂəm˨˩]. Tones: sầm — falling tone (huyền).
Is sầm a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. sầm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 岑.