trộm

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See also: trom and trợm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese tlộm, from Proto-Vietic *t.luːmʔ, cognate with Arem luːmˀ, Muong lỗm, Kri lɔːmʔ.

Outside of Vietic, compare maybe Baha lam⁴⁵.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier tên, kẻ) trộm (, 𥂉, 𥋕, 𥌈, 𪸄, 𬐾)

  1. thief
    Synonym: ăn trộm
    Có trộm!
    Thief!

Verb

trộm (, 𥂉, 𥋕, 𥌈, 𪸄, 𬐾)

  1. to steal, to burgle
    kẻ trộmthief
  2. (literary) to do something secretly
    Synonym: lén
    trộm nghĩto secretly think

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