tằm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蠶 (“silkworm”; SV: tàm).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) tằm (蚕, 蟳, 蠶)

silkworm

Derived terms

dâu tằm (“mulberry”)

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