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Vietnamese
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Noun
vâm • (𠢝, , 勨)
- (obsolete, honorific) elephant
1915, Phan Kế Bính, Việt Nam phong tục [Vietnamese customs]:Con hùm kiêng gọi là ông ba mươi, con rắn kiêng gọi là ông lốt, con voi kiêng gọi là ông vâm.- As a form of avoidance, the tiger is called ông ba mươi, the snake is called ông lốt, the elephant is called ông vâm.
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