tươm
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tươm means to ooze.
Meanings of tươm in English
Verb
- of body liquids to ooze
Adjective
- torn; rent; unravelled
Adjective
- colloquial neat; smart
Words with tươm
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tươm could be written as 瀸, 纖, 籖, 𫌄. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Ferlus suggested that Proto-Mon-Khmer *saːm (“to ooze, to bleed”) (whence Proto-Vietic *saːm > tươm) is the verbal base from which the word ‘blood’ in the Austroasiatic languages is derived, except for Vietnamese and for some Vietic languages in which it was replaced by ‘sap' (Viet. máu). From PMK *saːm, Proto-Vietic *ʔa-saːmʔ ~ *p-saːmʔ (“blood”), Proto-Bahnaric *bhaːm (> Bahnar pham), Proto-Katuic *ʔahaam (> Pacoh aham), Proto-Khasic *snaam (>Khasi snam/'nam), Khmer ឈាម (chiəm), Mon ဆီ (c'him) and Car Nicobarese ma-hām were derived, through different affixed forms.http://sealang.net/sala/arc
Frequently asked questions
What does tươm mean in English?
tươm (verb) means "to ooze".
How do you pronounce tươm?
IPA: Hanoi [tɨəm˧˧]; Saigon [tɨəm˧˧]. Tones: tươm — level tone (ngang).