sâm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *samъ, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.

Adjective

sȃm (Cyrillic spelling са̑м, definite sȃmī)

1. (formal) Alternative spelling of sam (Etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔘 (“ginseng”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəm˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, củ) sâm

1. ginseng

Synonyms

• nhân sâm