cầm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəm˨˩]
(Vinh, Thanh Chương, Hà Tĩnh) IPA^(key): /kəm˧˧/

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 琴.

Noun

cầm

(only in compounds, music) zither, string instrument

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禽.

Verb

cầm

(only in compounds) bird

Derived terms

Derived terms

gia cầm

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 擒.

Verb

cầm

to hold, to keep
to capture, to seize, to arrest

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