thím

See also: thim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 嬸 (SV: thẩm).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰim˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰim˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰim˦˥]

Noun

thím

paternal aunt-in-law, father's younger brother's wife
(slang) a term of endearment among male homosexuals

Synonyms

mợ, mự

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