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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
Noun
(classifier con) tôm • (𩵽, 沁, 𱿜)
- shrimp, prawn
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