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thắm

adjective
Hanoi [tʰam˧˦]Huế [tʰam˦˧˥]Saigon [tʰam˦˥] browser voice
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thắm means dark; carmine; gorgeous.

Meanings of thắm in English

Adjective

  1. of colour, especially the colour red dark; carmine; gorgeous
  2. of emotions deep; ardent; intense

Words with thắm

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thắm could be written as 𧺀, 𧺁, 審, 𣠒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Likely related to Chinese 深 (thâm).

Frequently asked questions

What does thắm mean in English?

thắm (adjective) means "dark; carmine; gorgeous".

How do you pronounce thắm?

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

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.