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tắm

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Hanoi [tam˧˦]Huế [tam˦˧˥]Saigon [tam˦˥] browser voice
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tắmrisingsắc

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tắm means to wash a live body; usually your own; to bathe.

Meanings of tắm in English

Verb

  1. to wash a live body, usually your own; to bathe, to shower, etc.
    • vòi tắma shower hose or showerhead
    • tắm (cho) chó/conto give your dog/child a bath or a shower
  2. to bathe in something, watery or not
    • tắm nắngto sunbathe
    • tắm bùnto have a mud bath
    • tắm biểnto swim in the sea

Words with tắm

áo tắm hai mảnhkém tắmnhà tắmphòng tắmtắm rửa

Example sentences with tắm

  • Trái Đất đang tắm mưa sao băng. The Earth is taking a meteor shower.
  • Tom thường tắm lâu dưới vòi sen. Tom often takes long showers.
  • Tôi thường tắm vào buổi tối. I usually take a shower in the evening.
  • Bạn đang tắm cho con chó của bạn. You're washing your dog.
  • Nếu bạn nứng thì hãy tắm nước lạnh. If you're horny, take a cold shower.
  • Cô ấy vừa định đi tắm thì chuông reo. She was just about to take a bath when the bell rang.
  • Tôi cảm thấy sạch sẽ sau khi tắm xong. I feel clean after taking a bath.
  • Tôi cần đi tắm. I need to take a shower.

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, tắm could be written as 沁, 浸, 滲, 𪶚. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Muong Bi thẳm, Khasi sum, Muak Sa-aak sum³. The Austroasiatic root for which these words descended from contains a varieties of forms that are difficult to interpret and connect, see the entry of Pacoh houm for more.

Frequently asked questions

What does tắm mean in English?

tắm (verb) means "to wash a live body; usually your own; to bathe".

How do you pronounce tắm?

IPA: Hanoi [tam˧˦]; Saigon [tam˦˥]. Tones: tắm — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.