nhuộm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲɔːmʔ (“to dye; to lacquer (teeth)”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nɟum ~ *nɟuum ~ *nɟuəm ~ *nɟəm (“dark in colour”). Cognate with Muong nhuỗm (“to dye”), Mon ယောံ (yòm, “dark in colour”), ခယောံ (həyòm, “dark; dusky”), Khmer ជាំ (cŏəm, “bruised; dark; stained”). Compare Chinese 染 (nhiễm, “to dye”).

See also nhuốm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˨˩˨]

Verb

nhuộm • (染)

1. to dye

   Cô nhuộm tóc màu hồng.

   She dyed her hair pink.

2. to color

   Nước sông bị máu nhuộm đỏ.

   The river ran red with blood.

Related terms

• nhuốm