"Nam" meaning in All languages combined

See Nam on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: 'Nam [alternative], 'nam [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nam
  1. (informal) Clipping of Vietnam. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Nam-en-name-Xy3vhOE6 Categories (other): History of Asia, Vietnam Disambiguation of History of Asia: 49 51 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 50 50
  2. (informal, historical) The Vietnam War. Tags: historical, informal
    Sense id: en-Nam-en-name-tGU5JQ8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, History of Asia, History of the United States, Nicknames for countries, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of History of Asia: 49 51 Disambiguation of History of the United States: 42 58 Disambiguation of Nicknames for countries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 50 50 Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 14 86 Disambiguation of War: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Nammer

Proper name [Vietnamese]

IPA: [naːm˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [naːm˧˧] [Huế], [naːm˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Nam.wav
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 南. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|南}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|南}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Nam|tr=}} Nam, {{vi-proper noun|head=Nam}} Nam
  1. a male given name from Chinese

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
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        "(informal) Clipping of Vietnam."
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