nhuộm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲɔːmʔ (“to dye; to lacquer (teeth)”). Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 染 (SV: nhiễm).

See also nhuốm.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲuəm˨˩˨]

Verb

nhuộm • (染)

to dye
Cô nhuộm tóc màu hồng.
She dyed her hair pink.
to color
Nước sông bị máu nhuộm đỏ.
The river ran red with blood.

Related terms

nhuốm

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