nam trầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

nam (“male”) +‎ trầm (“deep; low”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ t͡ɕəm˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ ʈəm˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ ʈəm˨˩]

Adjective

bass, low in pitch
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 6
  Giọng nam trầm của anh Ba thủy thủ cứ dập dềnh đưa tiếng hát bè cao cua tôi chồm chồm bay vút ra xa…
  Sailor Ba's bass voice went up and down, pushing my high-pitched singing higher and further.

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