chàm

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːm. Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: lam). Doublet of lam.

The same phonological development can be also seen with chàng and chạp.

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Adjective

chàm (, , 𪷞)

  1. indigo (a dark bluish-purplish color)
Derived terms

Noun

chàm (, , 𪷞)

  1. indigo (color)
    đỏ, cam, vàng, lục, lam, chàm, tímred, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
  2. species from the genus Indigofera, used to make indigo dye
  3. (by extension, figurative, literary) crimes
    tay nhúng chàmhaving one's hands dirty by committing crimes
See also
Colors in Vietnamese · màu sắc (layout · text)
     trắng      xám      đen
             đỏ; thắm, thẫm              cam; nâu              vàng; kem
             vàng chanh              xanh, xanh lá cây, xanh lục, lục              xanh bạc hà; xanh lục đậm
             xanh lơ, hồ thuỷ; xanh mòng két              xanh, xanh da trời, thiên thanh              xanh, xanh dương, xanh nước biển, xanh lam, lam
             tím; chàm              tía              hồng

Etymology 2

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Bệnh chàm

Noun

chàm

  1. (pathology) dermatitis; eczema