tạm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暫 (“temporary”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tạm (diminutive reduplication tàm tạm)

  1. temporary
  2. not bad, somewhat decent

Derived terms

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