Chiêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Short for Chiêm Thành (“Champa”);

Sino-Vietnamese word from 占.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧]

Adjective

Chiêm • (占, 沾, 秥, 𲷢)

1. (of rice harvest) fifth lunar month; summer
2. (of fruit) out of season

Noun

Chiêm • (占, 沾, 秥, 𲷢)

1. short for lúa Chiêm (“fifth-month rice; summer crop”)