đếm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dem"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Old Chinese 點 (OC *tˤemʔ) (SV: điểm).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

đếm

1. to count (one by one); to number; to enumerate