Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bulging, piled high, heaped up: Describes something that is piled up or heaped in a way that forms a prominent, rounded, or bulging shape, often implying abundance or a lack of neatness.
   • Protruding, sticking out: Can describe something that protrudes or sticks out noticeably.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đĩa xôi đầy lùm lùm. (The plate of sticky rice is piled high.)
  • Nó đội mũ lùm lùm trên đầu. (He/She is wearing a hat that bulges out on his/her head.)
  • Đống củi chất lùm lùm trước sân. (The pile of firewood is stacked up high in front of the yard.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used as a reduplicative (láy) form of "lùm," intensifying the meaning of being piled, heaped, or bulging.
• Typically carries a visual, descriptive connotation and is often used in spoken language.

Variants and Related Words

• Lùm (adj): The root word, meaning bulging, heaped. "Lùm lùm" is its reduplicative form, which is more common.
  • Cơm đầy lùm. (The rice is heaped up.)

Synonyms

• Chồng chất (v): to pile up, stack up.
• Nhô lên (v): to protrude, stick out.
• Đầy ắp (adj): brimming, full to the top.

Notes on Meaning

• The word primarily describes a physical shape or state (something being heaped). It does not describe abstract concepts.
• It often implies a somewhat messy or unorganized pile rather than a neat stack.

1. xem lùm (láy)