sấm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˦˧˥] ~ [səm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˦˥] ~ [səm˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-rǝmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *grəm(ʔ) ~ *gram() (“to thunder; to rumble”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrʌm⁴, Pacoh crứm (“thunder”), Bahnar grơ̆m (“distant thunder”) and Khmer គ្រុម (krum, “sound of thunder”).

Noun

sấm • (渗, 滲, 𢀮, 𩆐, 𩆠, 𩆷, 𩇆)

1. (weather) thunder

Derived terms

• sấm chớp
• sấm sét

See also

• chớp
• sét

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 讖.

Noun

sấm

1. (literary) prophecy

   sấm Trạng Trình

   principal graduate Trình's prophecy

Derived terms

• sấm ngữ
• sấm truyền