tôm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tom"

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

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

Noun

(classifier con) tôm • (𩵽, 沁, ⿰虫心)

1. shrimp, prawn

See also

• tép

Derived terms

• bánh phồng tôm
• chạo tôm
• mì tôm
• tôm càng xanh
• tôm đất
• tôm he
• tôm hùm
• tôm tép
• tôm thẻ
• tôm tít