Chiêm

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Short for Chiêm Thành (“Champa”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 占.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧]

Adjective[edit]

Chiêm

(of rice harvest) fifth lunar month; summer
(of fruit) out of season

Noun[edit]

Chiêm

Short for lúa Chiêm (“fifth-month rice; summer crop”).

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