trầm hương

noun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]Huế [ʈəm˦˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʈəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

trầmfallinghuyền hươnglevelngang

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

trầm hương means agarwood; sources of agarwood.

Chinese characters: 沉香 Classifier: cây — e.g. một cây trầm hương (one agarwood)

Meanings of trầm hương in English

Noun

agarwood ≈ kì nam
various Aquilaria trees such as Aquilaria malaccensis and Aquilaria crassna, sources of agarwood ≈ trầm

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沉香.

Frequently asked questions

What does trầm hương mean in English?

trầm hương (noun) means "agarwood; sources of agarwood".

How do you pronounce trầm hương?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʈəm˨˩ hɨəŋ˧˧]. Tones: trầm — falling tone (huyền), hương — level tone (ngang).

Is trầm hương a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trầm hương is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 沉香.

What classifier is used with trầm hương?

Common classifiers: cây — for example "một cây trầm hương" (one agarwood).

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.