cám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese cão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaŋ/

Noun

cám

1. dog

   Synonym: cachôro

   ferâ cám ― to swindle (literally, “to deceive dog”)

   rópa qui sai di bóca di cám ― wrinkled dress (literally, “a dress that has come from a dog's mouth”)

Derived terms

• cam-cám (“arched, bow-legged”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#c

Vietnamese

cám lúa mì

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːm˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-kaːmʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *skaːmʔ (“bran, husk”). Cognate with Pacoh acam, Bolyu qam⁵³, Mon ကာံ (kam), Riang kʰɑm¹.

Noun

cám • (感, 𥽇, 𥼲)

1. bran
2. pig slop; pigswill; hogwash

   Cám lợn chẳng có gì phức tạp. Lợn là loài ăn tạp, cái gì cũng ăn.

   There's nothing complicated about pigswill. They're omnivores, they eat anything.

   Cho cổ đồ thừa để cổ nấu cám heo.

   Give her the leftovers so she can cook some pigswill.

Derived terms

• ăn cám
• bèo cám
• cám sú
• mụn cám
• thượng vàng hạ cám

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 感 (SV: cảm).

Verb

cám • (感)

1. (only in compounds) to be moved with compassion; to feel pity

Derived terms

• cám cảnh
• cám dỗ
• cám ơn

Anagrams

• mác