"lắm" meaning in Vietnamese

See lắm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [lam˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [lam˦˧˥] [Huế], [lam˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lắm.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lắm.wav Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𡗋 [CJK], 𤯑 [CJK], 𪥀 [CJK], 𪩦 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|adverb|||head=|tr=夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦}} lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦), {{vi-adv|夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦}} lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦)
  1. very (placed after the word to intensify) Synonyms: rất (english: placed before the word to intensify) Related terms: quá, dữ, ghê, phết
    Sense id: en-lắm-vi-adv-ffooBJkC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese determiners, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese intensifiers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Vietnamese determiners: 87 13 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Vietnamese intensifiers: 87 13

Determiner

IPA: [lam˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [lam˦˧˥] [Huế], [lam˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lắm.wav , LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lắm.wav Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𡗋 [CJK], 𤯑 [CJK], 𪥀 [CJK], 𪩦 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|determiner|lắm lắm|head=|tr=夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦}} lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦) (lắm lắm), {{vi-determ|夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦|rdp=lắm lắm}} lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦) (lắm lắm)
  1. many, much; a lot Synonyms: nhiều Derived forms: lắm chuyện, lắm điều, lắm miệng, lắm mồm, lắm thầy nhiều ma, lắm thóc nhọc xay
    Sense id: en-lắm-vi-det-fkpJwV-9

Alternative forms

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          "word": "lắm miệng"
        },
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          "word": "lắm mồm"
        },
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              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "very few",
          "text": "ít lắm",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very (placed after the word to intensify)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[lam˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lam˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lam˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lắm.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0a/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lắm.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7c/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7c/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-l%E1%BA%AFm.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "placed before the word to intensify",
      "word": "rất"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lắm"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lắm meaning in Vietnamese (5.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: lắm lắm",
  "path": [
    "lắm"
  ],
  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "determiner",
  "title": "lắm",
  "trace": ""
}

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