thêm

See also: them

Arem

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *saːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁haam; cognate with Vietnamese tám.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰæːmˀ]

Numeral

thêm

1. eight

Further reading

• Michel Ferlus, 2014, Arem, a Vietic Language, Mon-Khmer Studies 43.1-15, page 5

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 添 (“to add”, SV: thiêm). Compare Thai แถม (tɛ̌ɛm) and Khmer បន្ថែម (bɑnthaem)/ថែម (thaem).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰem˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰem˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰem˧˧]

Adjective

thêm • (𬁮)

1. additional
2. more

Conjunction

thêm

1. plus

Verb

thêm • (𬁮)

1. to increase

Synonyms

• (mathematical, arithmetic): cộng