cặm

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

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Etymology

Cognate with Lao ຄ້ຳ (kham), Lü ᦅᧄᧉ (kam²), Tai Dam ꪁꪾ꫁, Shan ၵမ်ႉ (kâ̰m), Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), Thai ค้ำ (kám).

Pronunciation

Verb

cặm

  1. to prop up; to support
    cặm táng ― to open and prop up a window with a stick to keep it opened
    Co cuổi lừa cải, bấu cặm le̱ tắc
    The banana tree has large bunches, it'll fall if we don't prop up.

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
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