xem

xem

See also: xém

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛm/, /hɛm/, /ksɛm/, /xem/

Pronoun

xem

1. (nonstandard) Object-case of xe.
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     Still, most parents have some intuitive understanding that "our child is not like us, maybe someone like xem could help...."

Anagrams

• MEX, Mex, Mex., mex

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Mapudungun

Adjective

xem (Raguileo spelling)

1. adult

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic غم‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛm/

Noun

Central Kurdish	خەم‎ (xem)

xem f (Arabic spelling خەم‎)

1. grief, sorrow, distress, worry, concern

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “xem”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press

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Timote

Numeral

xem

1. two

Alternative forms

• xen

Further reading

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004), page 128 (notes that this form, and xen, is used in both Timote and Cuica)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 占 (“to observe; to watch”, SV: chiêm).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Verb

xem • (䀡, 䄡, 占, 袩, 覘, ⿰示占)

1. to see; to look at; to watch; to read
2. to examine; to consider; to evaluate; to read (palm, future, etc.)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• xem bói
• xem chừng
• xem khinh
• xem lại
• xem mạch
• xem mặt
• xem ngày
• xem ra
• xem tay
• xem thường
• xem trọng
• xem tuổi
• xem tướng
• xem tử vi
• xem xét

 

See also

• coi
• thấy