nhuộm

Vietnamese

Etymology

FromProto-Vietic*ɲɔːmʔ(“to dye; to lacquer (teeth)”).Non-Sino-VietnamesereadingofChineseNhiễm(SV:nhiễm).

See alsonhuốm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[ɲuəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[ɲuəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[ɲuəm˨˩˨]

Verb

nhuộm•(Nhiễm)

1. to change or deepen the color of something, using synthetic chemicals or substances from plants; todye

   Cônhuộmtóc màu hồng.

   She dyed her hair pink.

   (figurative) Nước sông bị máunhuộmđỏ.

   The water of the river was changed into red by blood.

Related terms

• nhuốm