đầm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəm˨˩]

Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Seems like a North Central Vietnamese item that has spread to other dialects (cf. dầm (“to soak”) with ‹d-› vs. ‹đ-› correspondance). Also compare đẫm.”

Noun

đầm • (淫, 潭, 󱳀)

swamp, lagoon
Synonyms: ao, phá

Derived terms

Adjective

đầm • (潭, 霪) (diminutive reduplication đầm đầm)

(only in compounds) soaking; sopping wet

Derived terms

Verb

đầm

North Central Vietnam form of dầm (“to soak”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dame.

Noun

(classifier cái, bộ (“dress”)) đầm

(dated) French lady; European lady
(card games) queen
Synonyms: Q, quy
(Southern Vietnam) dress (women's garment)
Synonyms: váy, xống

Playing cards in Vietnamese · bài tây (layout · text)

át, xì	heo, hai	ba	bốn	năm	sáu	bảy

tám	chín	mười	bồi	đầm	già	phăng teo