Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ươm

[ʔɨəm˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(verb) to sow seeds and cultivate them into young plants which may be planted elsewhere, as in a plant nursery

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

Examples

vườn ươma plant nursery

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

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Sense 2

Meaning · English

(verb) to pull the silk thread out of a silkworm's cocoon while the cocoon is steeped in boiling water

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(verb) to produce silk threads from silk glands.

Examples

蟳庵六辱船頭𣺽蠔質樞離㯲檜廊The thread-pulling silkworms wriggle on the boats next to the wharf; The oysters are stacked unevenly into heaps at the village's farthest corner.

蟳㷈絲蝒拱㷈絲The silkworms produce silk; the spiders also produce silk.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “ươm” mean?

(verb) to sow seeds and cultivate them into young plants which may be planted elsewhere, as in a plant nursery

Is “ươm” formal or informal?

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

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