chùm

See also: chum and chụm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟuːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bɟum ~ *bɟuum ~ *bɟuəm ~ *bɟəm (“bunch, to gather together”); directly cognate with chòm. See also chụm (“to assemble, to gather together”), cụm (“cluster, bunch”), xúm (“to form group”).

Compare Khmer ជុំ (cum, “to surround, encircle; to assemble, unite, gather together”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕum˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕum˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊm˨˩]

Noun

chùm (𫇳)

cluster, bunch

Derived terms

bưởi chùm (“grapefruit”)

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