tám

tám

1. feather

• Mark Van de Velde, A Grammar of Eton (2008, →ISBN

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔɑːm/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːm
• Hyphenation: tám

tám n

1. haze, mist
2. thin smoke, haze or mist of smoke

• "tám" at Sprotin.fo

• Rhymes: -am

tám alternate of ntám

1. to shoot?, to mend?

   Tâmǒ wə́ ntám mntâp myə. ― Tamo is mending his shoes.

2. to move? (preverb)

   Nə́ tâm zhʉ̀m ― To follow

tám ? singular of ? ?

1. vulture

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• Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
• Mkounga Tala Teku Blaise (2015), The Structure of the left periphery in Ghɔmáláʼ

From Proto-Cushitic *ɬa(a)ma (“two”). Cognates include Afar nammay, Hadiyya lamo, Oromo lama, Kambaata lámo and Somali laba.

tám

1. three

• Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 87

• IPA^(key): /tamje⁵⁵/

tám

1. (Patsho) Near; in the vicinity of, or around the area or something.proximity

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

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From Proto-Vietic *saːmʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *tNɕaːm. Cognate with Muong thảm, Bahnar tơhngam/hngam, Mon ဒ္စာံ (həcam), Bolyu saːm⁵³.

This word occurs in several compounds with the figurative meaning of "many". Compare Chinese 八 (bā, “eight, many”), Old Japanese 八 (ya, “eight, many”). See also the similar usage of "seven" for "many, all" in other languages (seven seas (“all the seas”), city of seven hills (“hilly city”), etc.).

tám (糝, 𠔭, 𫤯, 參/参)

1. eight

Perhaps related to Etymology 1. Compare bà tám (“very talkative woman”), Chinese 八 (bát, “eight; to gossip”).

tám

1. (Southern Vietnam) to chat
2. (Southern Vietnam) to gossip

• tán