chẽm

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛm˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛm˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛm˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier con) chẽm

(rare) a drainage ditch
Short for cá chẽm.