English Explanatory Dictionary

yem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment.
adv
  1. Alternative spelling of hyem (“home”).
name
  1. A surname from Khmer.

Pronunciation

/ˈiːəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yem2.wav /ˈiəm/ /jɛm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yem.wav

Word forms

yem yems

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese yếm, from Proto-Vietic *ʔiɛmʔ (“breastplate”), from Old Chinese 裺 (/*qromʔ/, /*qoms/, “bib worn by infants”).

Synonyms

dudou tu-tou ao yem
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