tàm tạm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of tạm.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tàm tạm

  1. so-so
    Synonyms: sương sương, khấm khá

Adverb

tàm tạm

  1. so-so
  2. barely
    Tàm tạm thôi! ― just barely
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