tám

tám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Eton (Cameroon)

Noun

tám

1. feather

References

• Mark Van de Velde, A Grammar of Eton (2008, →ISBN

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Vietnamese

Vietnamese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tám

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːm˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *saːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁haam/*saamʔ; cognate with Muong thảm, Bahnar tơhngam/hngam, Mon ဒတံ (həcam), Bolyu /saːm⁵³/.

Numeral

tám (渗, 𠔭)

1. eight

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Etymology 1. Compare bà tám (“very talkative woman”), Chinese 八 (bát, “eight; to gossip”).

Verb

tám

1. (Southern Vietnam) to chat
2. (Southern Vietnam) to gossip

Synonyms

• tán