Chiêm
Vietnamese
Etymology
Short for Chiêm Thành (“Champa”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 占.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cim˧˧]
Adjective
Chiêm
- (of rice harvest) fifth lunar month; summer
- (of fruit) out of season
Noun
Chiêm
- Short for lúa Chiêm (“fifth-month rice; summer crop”).