vâm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəm˧˧] ~ [jəm˧˧]

Noun

vâm

(obsolete, honorific) elephant
- 1915, Phan Kế Bính, Việt Nam phong tục [Vietnamese customs]:
  Con hùm kiêng gọi là ông ba mươi, con rắn kiêng gọi là ông lốt, con voi kiêng gọi là ông vâm.
  As a form of avoidance, the tiger is called ông ba mươi, the snake is called ông lốt, the elephant is called ông vâm.

Derived terms

khoẻ như vâm

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