tằm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蠶 (“silkworm”; SV: tàm).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tam˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tam˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tam˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) tằm (蚕, 蟳, 蠶)
- silkworm
Derived terms
- dâu tằm (“mulberry”)