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English word origin

Etymology of yem

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

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.

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

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

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  • Borrowed-form mentionyếmvi
  • Derivation mention*ʔiɛmʔmkh-vie-pro · breastplate
  • Derivation mention裺och · bib worn by infants
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adv

Alternative spelling of hyem (“home”).

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

See hyem.

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