um tùm

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔum˧˧ tum˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔum˧˧ tum˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔʊm˧˧ tʊm˨˩]

Adjective

um tùm

1. (often of forest, bush, shrub) dense

See also

• rậm rạp