đằm

See also: đầm, đảm, đạm, Đàm, đăm, and Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Muong

Muong cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : đằm

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *p(ɗ)am; cognate with Vietnamese năm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam¹/

Numeral

đằm

1. five

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗam˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗam˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗam˨˩]

Adjective

đằm • (潭, 覃)

1. smooth and steady (without sudden changes in movement)
2. tranquil and deep
3. equable; sedate; calm and even-tempered

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đằm thắm

 

Verb

đằm

1. (Northern Vietnam) Alternative form of đầm (“to wallow in the water or mud”)

Adjective

đằm

1. (Central Vietnam) correct; right; on the mark