xăm
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See also: xam
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sam˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sam˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sam˧˧]
- Homophone: săm
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *tʃəm (“to tattoo, to poke small holes”).
Verb[edit]
xăm
- to tattoo
- hình xăm ― a tattoo
See also[edit]
Derived terms
Etymology 2[edit]
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籤 (SV: thiêm). Compare tăm, thăm.
Noun[edit]
(classifier que) xăm
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