English word origin

Etymology of diam

From diameter.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Clipping of diameter.

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From diameter.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Clipping of diamond.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From diamond.

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Source etymology 3

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intj

Be quiet.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unadapted borrowing from Malay diam. For some Chinese speakers, this word is reanalysed as a loan from Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “silent”) or Teochew 恬 (diam⁷, “silent”).

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Borrowed-form mention恬nan-hbl · silent
Borrowed-form mention恬nan-tws · silent

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