chùm

• IPA^(key): /xuːm/

chùm

1. past of cum

From Proto-Vietic *ɟuːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bɟum ~ *bɟuum ~ *bɟuəm ~ *bɟəm (“bunch, to gather together”); directly cognate with chòm. See also chụm (“to assemble, to gather together”), cụm (“cluster, bunch”), xúm (“to form group”). Probably related to nhúm, nhóm as well (cf. Proto-Katuic *ɟum (“group”)); this would require the initial to be *ʄ, which in fact sometimes alternated with *ɟ.

Compare Khmer ជុំ (cum, “to surround, encircle; to assemble, unite, gather together”), Bahnar jum (“around”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕum˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕum˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊm˨˩]

chùm • (𫇳, 森)

1. cluster, bunch