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hàm

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Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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From Late Proto-Vietic *-haːm, from Proto-Vietic *tŋ-ʔaːm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *tʔaːm (molar tooth). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] hɐːm², Chut [Rục] təŋʔaːm¹, Halang tơ'am (molar tooth), Pacoh tang-am (back teeth; bottom molars), Danau ʔɑm¹, Khasi tyng-am (jawbone).

Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *huːɲ (to kiss) (> Vietnamese hôn), *heːt (finished) (> Vietnamese hết), *hanʔ (he, she, it) (> Vietnamese hắn), *haːr (two) (> Vietnamese hai), *hoːj (foul-smelling) (> Vietnamese hôi), *hɔːŋʔ (river, brook), *haːŋʔ (to open (mouth)).

Not derived from Chinese (MC homX), OC *[ɢ]ˤ[ə]mʔ (B-S), in spite of the similar SV reading hạm.

Noun

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hàm (, , 𦛜, , )

  1. jaw
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Etymology 2

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Noun

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    hàm

    1. rank, title
      phong hàm tướng quân(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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    Etymology 3

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      Sino-Vietnamese word from .

      Noun

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      hàm

      1. clipping of hàm số (function)
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      Etymology 4

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        Sino-Vietnamese word from .

        Verb

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        hàm

        1. to include, contain
        2. to bear, endure
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