thâm
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 深.
Adjective
thâm
- (literary) deep; profound
- (of a bodily area) discolored due to lack of sleep, injury, sickness, etc.
- mắt thâm ― black eyes; bruised eyes
- cunning; insidious
Derived terms
- Thâm Nam (“Deep South”)
- thâm quầng
- thâm sâu
- thâm tím
- thâm niên (深年)
- thâm độc (深毒)
Etymology 2
Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese 三 (MC sɑm), Drung vseum, Burmese သုံး (sum:).
Numeral
thâm
- (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) three
See also
(numerals in pig traders' cant) số đếm trong tiếng lóng lái lợn; chách (“one”), lái/nái (“two”), thâm (“three”), chớ (“four”), kẹo (“five”), mục (“six”), khắp/hấp (“seven”), bét (“eight”), khươm/khơm (“nine”), nạp/lạp (“ten”), (Category: vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant)