cúm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cum"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kum˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kum˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊm˦˥]

Etymology 1

Likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 感 (SV: cảm).

Noun

cúm • (噤, 𤻎)

(bệnh ~) influenza; flu

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably a corruption of khúm núm? Semantically compare English shamefaced crab.”

Noun

(classifier con) cúm

crabs of the genus Calappa
Synonyms: cúm núm, cùm cụm, núm

Anagrams

múc