chòm

See also: chom, chõm, chỏm, and chồm

Vietnamese

Etymology

See chùm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɔm˨˩]

Noun

chòm • (𥬧)

1. a cluster; bunch; bundle

   các chòm núi ― clusters of mountains

   chòm mây ― a bunch of clouds

   chòm vệ tinh ― a cluster of satellites

2. (by extension) a tuft (of hair)
3. (by extension) a grove; thicket (of plants)
4. a small hamlet

Derived terms

• chòm sao (“constellation”)
• chòm xóm (“neighborhood; neighbors”)