giùm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (unetymological spelling) dùm

Etymology

Ferlus, 2009: From Proto-Vietic *p-tʃuːm, a prefixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃuːm (to gather), via the changes of /p-tʃuːm/ > /p-ʝuːm/ > /ʝuːm/. The forms of gium (to help), giúm (to help each other) and giụm (to put together) are attested in older dictionaries. Related to xum (to meet; to get together, now obsolete), xúm (to gather; to collect), chùm (bunch; cluster) and chụm (to assemble; to gather). Outside Vietic, related to Khmer ប្រជុំ (prɑcum, to gather; to meet together)Thai ประชุม (bprà-chum, to gather; to meet).

Pronunciation

Adverb

giùm • (, 𡑓)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) in someone else's stead
    Synonyms: hộ, thay, nhờ
    Mày mua giùm tao điếu thuốc cái coi!
    Get me a cigarette while you're at it, please!
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