tôm

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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, , ⿰虫心)

  1. shrimp, prawn

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