điềm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "diem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Likely not native. 點 might be a starting point, but tone category and tone register of the two words are mismatches.”

Pronunciation

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

Noun

điềm • (恬)

(occult, divination) an omen
điềm lành/tốt ― a good omen

điềm dữ/xấu ― a bad omen

Derived terms

điềm báo