tắm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong Bi thẳm, Khasi sum, Muak Sa-aak sum³. The Austroasiatic root for which these words descended from contains a varieties of forms that are difficult to interpret and connect, see the entry of Pacoh houm for more.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tam˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tam˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tam˦˥]

Verb

tắm • (沁, 浸, 渗)

to wash a live body, usually your own; to bathe, to shower, etc.
vòi tắm ― a shower hose or showerhead

tắm (cho) chó/con ― to give your dog/child a bath or a shower
(by extension) to bathe in something, watery or not
tắm nắng ― to sunbathe

tắm bùn ― to have a mud bath

tắm biển ― to swim in the sea

Derived terms

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