khám
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːm˦˧˥] ~ [xaːm˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːm˦˥] ~ [xaːm˦˥]
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勘. Senses #2-3 are possibly contaminated by khán (看, “to see”) (as in khán bệnh (看病)). Also see khám bệnh.
Verb edit
khám
- to examine carefully (for evidence of crime, etc.); to search; to ransack; to check
- lệnh khám nhà
- a search warrant
- (of a doctor) to examine (a patient)
- khám bụng ― to clinically examine the abdomen
- khám sức khoẻ ― to check someone's health
- (of a patient) to see (a doctor)
- đi khám bác sĩ ― to go to see a doctor