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chàm

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːm. Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: lam). Doublet of lam.

The same phonological development can be also seen with chàng and chạp.

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Adjective

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chàm (, , 𪷞)

  1. indigo (a dark bluish-purplish color)
Derived terms
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Noun

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chàm (, , 𪷞)

  1. indigo (color)
    đỏ, cam, vàng, lục, lam, chàm, tímred, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
  2. (cây~) tree of the genus Indigofera, commonly used to make indigo dye
  3. (by extension, figurative, literary) crimes
    tay nhúng chàmhaving one's hands dirty by committing crimes
See also
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Colors in Vietnamese · màu sắc (layout · text)
     trắng      xám      đen
             đỏ; thắm, thẫm              cam; nâu              vàng; kem
             vàng chanh              xanh, xanh lá cây, xanh lục, lục              xanh bạc hà; xanh lục đậm
             xanh lơ, hồ thuỷ; xanh mòng két              xanh, xanh da trời, thiên thanh              xanh, xanh dương, xanh nước biển, xanh lam, lam
             tím; chàm              tía              hồng

Etymology 2

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Bệnh chàm

Noun

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chàm

  1. (pathology) dermatitis; eczema