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Catalan
Adverb
còm
- obsolete spelling of com (“how”)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adjective
còm • (膁, 臁, 𦟉)
- skinny, bony
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Derived from French commission; possibly doublet of cò (“‘broker, mediator’ ← ‘one entrusted with a commission’ ← (?) ‘commission’”). unless cò is from commissionaire.
Noun
còm
- (rare, obsolete, fossilized) commission
Derived terms
Usage notes
Fossilized in tiền còm (“commission money”).
References
- ^ Lê Minh Quốc (2019) “Từ trạm thu tiền đến tiền cò ”, in Tuồi Trẻ Online
- ^ An Chi (2003 October 10) “Chuyện Đông Chuyện Tây ”, in Kiến thức ngày nay (in Vietnamese), number 474; reprinted as An Chi (2006) “941. Chữ cò trong cò nhà, cò đất, v.v., do đâu mà ra?”, in Chuyện Đông Chuyện Tây (in Vietnamese), volume 6, Nhà xuất bản Trẻ, page 39