tôm
Hanoi [tom˧˧]Huế [tom˧˧]Saigon [tom˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tôm means shrimp; prawn.
Classifier: con — e.g. một con tôm (one shrimp)
Meanings of tôm in English
Noun
- shrimp, prawn
Words with tôm
Example sentences with tôm
- Vắng chủ nhà gà mọc đuôi tôm. When the cat is away, the mice will play.
- Tôm đã ở trên thiên đàng. Tom was in heaven.
- Tôm không thể ngủ tối qua. Tom couldn't sleep last night.
- Tôm sẽ không bao giờ biết. Tom will never know.
- Bạn bơi được như Tôm không? Can you swim like Tom?
- Tôi không thích những gì tôm đang làm. I don't like what Tom is doing.
- Tôm đang hỏi về nó. Tom was asking for it.
- Tôm khá là đáng tin. Tom is quite trustworthy.
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, tôm could be written as 𩵽, 沁, 𱿜. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *soːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sum ~ *suum (“shrimp, prawn”). Cognate with Muong Bi thôm, Kri ʃo̰m and Pacoh axoum (“shrimp”).
Frequently asked questions
What does tôm mean in English?
tôm (noun) means "shrimp; prawn".
How do you pronounce tôm?
IPA: Hanoi [tom˧˧]; Saigon [tom˧˧]. Tones: tôm — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with tôm?
Common classifiers: con — for example "một con tôm" (one shrimp).