Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

khum

[xum˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to crouch, to bend (one's body)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quỳ, cúi người

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) synonym of không (“no; don't”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cutesy “no” — a softened, aegyo-flavored “không”.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không mềm mại

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Literally: Baby-talk respelling of không (no).

Softening refusals among friends; deliberately adorable.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

Đi trà sữa hông? — Khum, đang giữ ví.“Bubble tea?” — “Nuh-uh, guarding my wallet.”

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Adapted from Vietnamese Wikipedia’s Gen-Z slang list (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30). Era: ~2020 – present.

What does “khum” mean?

(verb) to crouch, to bend (one's body)

Is “khum” formal or informal?

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

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