Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

dóm

[zɔm˧˦]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) Northern Vietnam form of nhóm (“to make a fire, to start a fire”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hình thức miền Bắc của nhóm

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Examples

Thường khi đến gà gáy, Mỵ dậy ra bếp sưởi một lúc thật lâu, các chị em trong nhà mới bắt đầu ra dóm lò bung ngô, nấu cháo lợn.When the rooster crows, [while] Mỵ has sat by the stove for long to warm herself up, the other housewives just get up to start heating up the ovens, shelling the corns and making the congee for pigs.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “dóm” mean?

(verb) Northern Vietnam form of nhóm (“to make a fire, to start a fire”)

Is “dóm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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