sấm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˦˥] ~ [səm˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-rǝmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *grəm(ʔ) ~ *gram() (“to thunder; to rumble”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrʌm⁴, Pacoh crứm (“thunder”), Bahnar grơ̆m (“distant thunder”) and Khmer គ្រុម (krum, “sound of thunder”).

Noun

sấm • (渗, 滲, 𢀮, 𩆐, 𩆠, 𩆷, 𩇆)

(weather) thunder

Derived terms

sấm chớp
sấm sét

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 讖.

Noun

sấm

(rare, chiefly in compounds) prophecy

Derived terms

sấm truyền

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