Where does “chòm xóm” come from?
chòm xóm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chòm — grove, thicket, tuft; small hamlet.
chòm xóm (Vietnamese): small hamlet and neighborhood
Definitions
- small hamlet and neighborhood
Ancestry of “chòm xóm”, step by step
chòm xóm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chòm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chòm | grove, thicket, tuft; small hamlet |
via Vietnamese xóm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xóm | a neighborhood |