chùm

See also: chum and chụm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟuːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bɟum ~ *bɟuum ~ *bɟuəm ~ *bɟəm (“bunch, to gather together”); directly cognate with chòm. See also chụm (“to assemble, to gather together”), cụm (“cluster, bunch”), xúm (“to form group”).

Compare Khmer ជុំ (cum, “to surround, encircle; to assemble, unite, gather together”), Bahnar jum (“around”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chùm • (𫇳)

1. cluster, bunch

See also

Derived terms

• bưởi chùm
• chùm bao
• chùm ruột