sâm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"
Macanese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese são, from Old Galician-Portuguese son, from Latin sunt.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sâm
- to be
- iou sâm ― I am
- êle sâm ― he is
- nôs sâm ― we are
Usage notes edit
- To indicate the location of something, têm (literally “have”) is used instead, e.g. iou têm aqui (“I am here”) rather than iou sâm aqui.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samъ, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Adjective edit
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔘 (“ginseng”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəm˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəm˧˧] ~ [səm˧˧]