gươm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劍 (“sword”, SV: kiếm), from Proto-Vietic *t-kɨəm. Doublet of kiếm.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier thanh, cây) gươm • (劍, 鎌)

1. Synonym of kiếm (“sword”)

Derived terms

• Hồ Gươm