Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: thiêm). Compare xăm, thăm.

Noun

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(classifier cây, que) tăm (, )

  1. a toothpick
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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tăm ()

  1. little air bubbles
    sủi tămto be effervescent or fizzy
    vang sủi tămsparkling wine
  2. (by exension) one's trace
    mất tămto disappear completely

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