giầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Central Vietnamese chầm.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

giầm

(Mekong Delta dialect) paddle
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 10
  Tôi vừa đặt giầm lên xuồng, chưa kịp chui vào nó thì đôi mắt đã díp lại rồi.
  I had only just put the paddle on the boat and had no time to crawl inside that my eyes fell shut.

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