Chiêm

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Short for Chiêm Thành (“Champa”); Sino-Vietnamese word from 占.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧]

Adjective edit

Chiêm

(of rice harvest) fifth lunar month; summer
(of fruit) out of season

Noun edit

Chiêm

Short for lúa Chiêm (“fifth-month rice; summer crop”).

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