yem en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈiəm/ (General-American)
- /ˈiːəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese yếm, from Proto-Vietic *ʔiɛmʔ (“breastplate”), from Old Chinese 裺 (/*qromʔ/, /*qoms/, “bib worn by infants”).
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yems | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
th เต่า (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · nl yem (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · eo yem (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · lo ອ້ຽມ (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · ja イェム (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · km អៀម (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · de Yem (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · fa یم (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · it yem (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · cmn 肚兜 (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · tr yem (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · vi yếm (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · th เอี๊ยม (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom) · yue 肚兜 (Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom)