thum

noun

Hanoi [tʰum˧˧]Huế [tʰum˧˧]Saigon [tʰʊm˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thumlevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

thum means hide.

Meanings of thum in English

Noun

hide (spot where hunters hide and await for game)

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thum could be written as 𡪜. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does thum mean in English?

thum (noun) means "hide".

How do you pronounce thum?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰum˧˧]; Saigon [tʰʊm˧˧]. Tones: thum — level tone (ngang).

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.