tám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tam"

Eton (Cameroon)

Noun

tám

1. feather

References

• Mark Van de Velde, A Grammar of Eton (2008, →ISBN

Iraqw

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *sazħ-. Cognate to Afar sidóc, Hadiyya saso, Oromo sadii, Saho adox, Sidamo sásse, Kambaata sáso and Somali saddex, Awngi šuɣa, Blin säxʷa, Qimant siɣʷä, Xamtanga šaqʷa.

Numeral

tám

1. three

References

• Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 87

Vietnamese

Vietnamese cardinal numbers

<  7	8	9  >
Cardinal : tám     Ordinal : thứ tám

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːm˦˥]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *saːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁haam (Shorto). Cognate with Muong thảm, Bahnar tơhngam/hngam, Mon ဒ္စာံ (həcam), Bolyu saːm⁵³.

Numeral

tám (糝, 𠔭, 𫤯, 参)

1. eight

See also

Derived terms

• tám chục đời vương
• tám đời vương
• tám hoánh

 

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Etymology 1. Compare bà tám (“very talkative woman”), Chinese 八 (bát, “eight; to gossip”).

Verb

tám

1. (Southern Vietnam) to chat
2. (Southern Vietnam) to gossip

Synonyms

• tán