nhuộm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲɔːmʔ (“to dye; to lacquer (teeth)”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nɟum ~ *nɟuum ~ *nɟuəm ~ *nɟəm (“dark in colour”). Cognate with Muong nhuỗm (“to dye”), Mon ယောံ (yòm, “dark in colour”), ခယောံ (həyòm, “dark; dusky”), Khmer ជាំ (cŏəm, “bruised; dark; stained”). Compare Chinese 染 (nhiễm, “to dye”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˨˩˨]

Verb

nhuộm (染)

to dye
Cô nhuộm tóc màu hồng.
She dyed her hair pink.
to color
Nước sông bị máu nhuộm đỏ.
The river ran red with blood.

Related terms

nhuốm

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