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See also: Appendix:Variations of "vam"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vâm
- (obsolete, honorific) elephant
- 1915, Phan Kế Bính, Việt Nam phong tục:
- 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.