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Pronunciation
Verb
khám
- (Patsho) save
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
khám • (𠥈)
- (dated) jail; prison
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勘. Senses #2-3 are possibly contaminated by khán (看, “to see”) (as in khán bệnh (看病)). Also see khám bệnh.
Verb
khám
- to examine carefully (for evidence of crime, etc.); to search; to ransack; to check
lệnh khám nhà- a search warrant
- (of a doctor) to examine (a patient)
- khám bụng ― to clinically examine the abdomen
- khám sức khoẻ ― to check someone's health
- (of a patient) to see (a doctor)
- đi khám bác sĩ ― to go to see a doctor