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trộm

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trộmheavynặng

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trộm means to steal; to burgle.

Meanings of trộm in English

Verb

  1. to steal, to burgle
    • kẻ trộmthief
  2. literary to do something secretly ≈ lén
    • trộm nghĩto secretly think

Noun

  1. thief ≈ ăn trộm
    • Có trộm!Thief!

Words with trộm

ăn trộmtrộm nghĩtrộm vía

Example sentences with trộm

  • Đồng hồ của tôi bị trộm rồi. My watch has been stolen.
  • Tôi bị trộm mất cái GPS rồi. My GPS device was stolen.
  • Chúng đã trộm nó từ họ. They stole it from them.
  • Mennad trộm một chiếc xe máy. Mennad stole a motorcycle.
  • Đồng hồ của tôi bị trộm mất rồi. My watch has been stolen.
  • Cái GPS của tôi bị trộm mất rồi. My GPS device was stolen.
  • Tom trộm ô của tôi. Tom stole my umbrella.
  • Tôi bị trộm mất tiền. My money was stolen.

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, trộm could be written as 盗, 𬐾, 僣, 譖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *t.luːmʔ. Cognate with Arem luụm, Muong lỗm, Kri lɔːmʔ. Outside of Vietic, compare maybe Baha lam⁴⁵.

Frequently asked questions

What does trộm mean in English?

trộm (verb) means "to steal; to burgle".

How do you pronounce trộm?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕom˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʈom˨˩˨]. Tones: trộm — heavy tone (nặng).

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.