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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *kamᴬ (“to hold in the closed hand”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩣᩴ, Khün ᨠᩣᩴ, Lao ກຳ (kam), Lü ᦂᧄ (k̇am), Shan ၵမ် (kǎm), Phake ကံ (kaṃ), Ahom 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ), Nong Zhuang gaem, Zhuang gaem, Saek กั๋ม, Thai กำ (gam).
Classifier
căm
- Indicates a handful, a fistful or a bundle of something
- Synonym: fài
- căm phjắc ― a handful of vegetables
- căm khẩu nua rây ― a bundle of paddy rice
Verb
căm (今, 扲)
- to hold; to grip
- mừ căm mừ ― holding hands
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
căm
- to abstain from
- căm nựa ma ― to abstain from dog meat
- vằn căm ― abstinence day
- to be in mourning for
- căm tang me̱ ― to mourn one's mother
Derived terms
References
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Dương Nhật Thanh, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
căm • (咁)
- (chiefly in compounds) to resent, to bear hatred
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *kam (“arrow”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *kam (“arrow”). Compare Khmer កាំ (kam).
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Noun
căm
- (Southern Vietnam, vehicles) spoke (of a wheel)
- Synonym: nan hoa