tôm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tom"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *soːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sum ~ *suum (“shrimp, prawn”). Cognate with Muong Bi thôm, Kri ʃo̰m and Pacoh axoum (“shrimp”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) tôm • (𩵽, 沁, ⿰虫心)

shrimp, prawn

See also

tép

Derived terms

bánh phồng tôm
chạo tôm
mì tôm
tôm càng xanh
tôm đất
tôm he
tôm hùm
tôm tép
tôm thẻ
tôm tít

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