cẩm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəm˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦. Doublet of gấm.

Noun

cẩm

(only in compounds) brocade

Derived terms

cẩm bào (錦袍, “(historical) brocade robe”)
cẩm nang (錦囊, “(historical) brocade bag; handbook”)
cẩm thạch (錦石, “marble”)
thập cẩm (什錦, “numerous and varied”)

Etymology 2

From French commissaire.

Noun

cẩm

(historical) police officer

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