thậm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甚.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˨˩˨]

Adverb

thậm

(Northern Vietnam, colloquial, dated) verily; extremely; very much so
- 1907, Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh, “Đốt pháo”, in Đại Nam Đăng Cổ Tùng Báo:
  Duy có cái điều đốt pháo là thậm giã-man, thậm hay sinh phiền, thậm vô-lý, thì anh em ta nên bỏ dứt hẳn đi.
  However, only the firecrackers are utterly uncivilized, extremely troublesome, and so verily useless, so we should stop using them completely.

Derived terms

Derived terms

thậm chí
thậm phồn
thậm xưng

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