tám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Eton (Cameroon)

Noun

tám

feather

References

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

Vietnamese

**Vietnamese cardinal numbers**
< 7	8	9 >
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)

eight

Etymology 2

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

Verb

tám

(Southern Vietnam) to chat
(Southern Vietnam) to gossip

Synonyms

tán

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