tắm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong Bi thẳm, Khasi sum, Muak Sa-aak sum³. The Austroasiatic root for which these words descended from contains a varieties of forms that are difficult to interpret and connect, see the entry of Pacoh houm for more.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tam˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tam˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tam˦˥]

Verb

tắm • (沁, 浸, 滲, 𪶚, 𬈞)

1. to wash a live body, usually your own; to bathe, to shower, etc.

   vòi tắm ― a shower hose or showerhead

   tắm (cho) chó/con ― to give your dog/child a bath or a shower

2. (by extension) to bathe in something, watery or not

   tắm nắng ― to sunbathe

   tắm bùn ― to have a mud bath

   tắm biển ― to swim in the sea

Derived terms

• áo tắm hai mảnh
• nhà tắm
• phòng tắm
• tắm rửa
• tắm táp (từ láy)