đâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *təm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁iim ~ *t₁iəm ~ *t₁əm ~ *t₁a(i)m ~ *t₁(u)m; cognate with Pacoh tứm (to hit), Khmer ដំ (dɑm, to beat) and Khasi tem (to beat (drums)). See also đấm.

Compare Proto-Tai *tamᴬ (whence Thai ตำ (dtam)).

Pronunciation

Verb

đâm (𠜭, 𨄁, 𨮊)

  1. to stab; to thrust
  2. to crash into; to collide (against)
  3. to sprout; to shoot
  4. (colloquial) to turn into (usually something bad or worse); to become
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