эм

See also: ем, 3m, and Appendix:Variations of "em"

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈim/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mongolic *eme (“mother, female”).

Compare also Khitan 麽 (mó), Korean 암 (am) (< Middle Korean 아ᇡ (amh)) and maybe Old Turkic [script needed] (oma) (< Proto-Turkic *eme).

Noun

эм • (em) (Uyghurjin spelling ᠡᠮ᠎ᠡ (em-e))

1. female, woman, wife

Adjective

эм • (em) (Uyghurjin spelling ᠡᠮ᠎ᠡ (em-e))

1. feminine

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *em (“medicine”).

Noun

эм • (em) (Uyghurjin spelling ᠡᠮ᠎ᠡ (em-e))

1. medicine, medication, drug, preparation, remedy, pill, potion

   эм уух ― em uuh ― to take a pill

Adjective

эм • (em) (Uyghurjin spelling ᠡᠮ᠎ᠡ (em-e))

1. therapeutic

Derived terms

• эмийн сан (emijn san)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛm]

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Noun

эм • (em) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter М, м.
2. The Roman letter M, m.

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Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *em (“medicine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e̞m/

Noun

эм • (em) (definite accusative эмни, plural эмнер)

1. medicine, drug

Derived terms

• эмчи (emçi)
• эмнелге (emnelge)
• эмнээр (emneer)