cám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

Lashi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjam (“cold, snow, ice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕam/, [tɕæ̰m]

Adjective

cám

1. cold

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕam/

Classifier

cám

1. classifier for long and small objects, like a sword

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-kaːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *skaamʔ (Shorto). 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.

See also

Derived terms

• ăn cám
• cám sú
• 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

See also

Derived terms

• cám cảnh
• cám dỗ
• cám ơn

 

Anagrams

• mác