tắm

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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tắm (, , )

  1. to wash a live body, usually your own; to bathe, to shower, etc.
    vòi tắma shower hose or showerhead
    tắm (cho) chó/conto give your dog/child a bath or a shower
  2. (by extension) to bathe in something, watery or not
    tắm nắngto sunbathe
    tắm bùnto have a mud bath
    tắm biểnto swim in the sea

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