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sâm

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Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese são, from Old Galician-Portuguese son, from Latin sunt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saŋ/, /sɐŋ/, /sã/

Verb

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sâm

  1. to be
    iou sâmI am
    êle sâmhe is
    nôs sâmwe are

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samъ, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.

Adjective

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sȃm (Cyrillic spelling са̑м, definite sȃmī)

  1. (formal) Alternative spelling of sam (Etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2)

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (ginseng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cây, củ) sâm

  1. ginseng
    Synonym: nhân sâm
    xứ củ sâma nickname of Korea