"kem" meaning in Vietnamese

See kem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɛm˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kɛm˧˧] [Huế], [kɛm˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cây [classifier], que [classifier]
Etymology: Borrowed from French crème. Doublet of cà lem and cà rem. Etymology templates: {{bor+|vi|fr|crème}} Borrowed from French crème, {{doublet|vi|cà lem|cà rem}} Doublet of cà lem and cà rem Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} kem, {{vi-noun}} kem, {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} kem, {{vi-noun|cls=cây, que}} (classifier cây, que) kem
  1. cream
    Sense id: en-kem-vi-noun-86IsHOjg Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vietnamese nouns classified by que Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 11 32 32 25 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by que: 11 31 33 25
  2. ice cream Synonyms: cà rem
    Sense id: en-kem-vi-noun-6XHDMKq4 Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vietnamese nouns classified by que Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 11 32 32 25 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by que: 11 31 33 25
  3. ice pop
    Sense id: en-kem-vi-noun-D7l7rRG6 Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vietnamese nouns classified by que, Desserts Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 11 32 32 25 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by que: 11 31 33 25 Disambiguation of Desserts: 12 34 43 12
  4. (by extension) iced smoothie Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-kem-vi-noun-aFMnesFj Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by cây, Vietnamese nouns classified by que Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 6 18 21 55 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cây: 11 32 32 25 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by que: 11 31 33 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kem chống nắng, kem đánh răng, kem mứt
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kem chống nắng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kem đánh răng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kem mứt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "crème"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French crème",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cà lem",
        "3": "cà rem"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French crème. Doublet of cà lem and cà rem.",
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      "form": "cây",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "que",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kem",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Vietnamese",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "11 32 32 25",
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        },
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          "_dis": "11 31 33 25",
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        }
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          "name": "Vietnamese nouns classified by que",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "links": [
        [
          "ice cream",
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        {
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        }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "name": "Desserts",
          "orig": "vi:Desserts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ice pop"
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      "links": [
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          "ice pop",
          "ice pop"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "6 18 21 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 32 32 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese nouns classified by cây",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 31 33 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese nouns classified by que",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "iced smoothie"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-kem-vi-noun-aFMnesFj",
      "links": [
        [
          "iced",
          "iced"
        ],
        [
          "smoothie",
          "smoothie"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) iced smoothie"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛm˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛm˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛm˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kem"
}
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    "Pages with 16 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese doublets",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese nouns classified by cây",
    "Vietnamese nouns classified by que",
    "Vietnamese terms borrowed from French",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from French",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "vi:Desserts"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "kem chống nắng"
    },
    {
      "word": "kem đánh răng"
    },
    {
      "word": "kem mứt"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "fr",
        "3": "crème"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "cà lem",
        "3": "cà rem"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of cà lem and cà rem",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French crème. Doublet of cà lem and cà rem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cây",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "que",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kem",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cls": "cây, que"
      },
      "expansion": "(classifier cây, que) kem",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cream"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cream",
          "cream"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ice cream"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "ice cream",
          "ice cream"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cà rem"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ice pop"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "ice pop",
          "ice pop"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "iced smoothie"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "iced",
          "iced"
        ],
        [
          "smoothie",
          "smoothie"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) iced smoothie"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛm˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛm˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛm˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kem"
}

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