chàm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cham"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰam³¹/

Verb

chàm

1. (Patsho) skillful(Possessing skill; skilled)
2. (Patsho) sticky(Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caːm˨˩]
• Homophone: Chàm

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːm.

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 藍 (SV: lam). Doublet of lam.

The same phonological development can be also seen with chàng and chạp.

Adjective

chàm • (藍, 蓝, 𪷞)

1. indigo (a dark bluish-purplish color)

Derived terms

• áo chàm

Noun

chàm • (藍, 蓝, 𪷞)

1. indigo (color)

   đỏ, cam, vàng, lục, lam, chàm, tím ― red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

2. (cây~) tree of the genus Indigofera, commonly used to make indigo dye
3. (by extension, figurative, literary) crimes

   tay nhúng chàm ― having one's hands dirty by committing crimes

See also

Colors in Vietnamese · màu sắc (layout · text)

trắng	xám	đen
đỏ; thắm, thẫm	cam; nâu	vàng; kem
vàng chanh	xanh, xanh lá cây, xanh lục, lục	xanh bạc hà; xanh lục đậm
xanh lơ, hồ thuỷ; xanh mòng két	xanh, xanh da trời, thiên thanh	xanh, xanh dương, xanh nước biển, xanh lam, lam
tím; chàm	tía	hồng

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably the same as the etymology above.”)

Bệnh chàm

Noun

chàm

1. (pathology) dermatitis; eczema