"tham" meaning in Vietnamese

See tham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [tʰaːm˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tʰaːm˧˧] [Huế], [tʰaːm˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 參. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|參}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|參}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 參 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} tham, {{vi-noun}} tham
  1. (only in compounds) chief clerk; councillor, adviser Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-tham-vi-noun-RkLEr8HC Derived forms: tham bác, tham biến, tham biện, tham chiến (english: to participate in war), tham chiếu, tham chính, tham dự, tham gia (english: to participate in), tham khảo (english: to consult), tham kiến, tham luận (english: speech), tham mưu, tham mưu trưởng, tham nghị viện, tham quan (english: to go sightseeing), tham sanh úy tử, tham số, tham sự, tham tán, tham tụng, tham vấn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [tʰaːm˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tʰaːm˧˧] [Huế], [tʰaːm˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|貪}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|貪}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪 Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} tham, {{vi-verb}} tham
  1. to covet, to be greedy, to lust after
    Sense id: en-tham-vi-verb-drD0-oX1 Derived forms: ăn tham, gian tham, lòng tham, máu tham, tham ăn, tham dục, tham lam (english: greedy), tham nhũng, tham ô, tham quân ô lại, tham quyền cố vị, tham tài, tham thì thâm, tham thực cực thân, tham vọng (english: ambition)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [tʰaːm˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tʰaːm˧˧] [Huế], [tʰaːm˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 參. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|參}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|參}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 參 Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} tham, {{vi-verb}} tham
  1. (only in compounds) to participate in, to engage in Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-tham-vi-verb-CgROt1~- Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 25 1 1 1 1 1 25 2 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 1 1 1 1 1 24 1 1 19 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 4 0 7 7 8 8 7 3 15 18 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 9 18 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "translation": "to participate in war",
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          "translation": "to participate in",
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          "translation": "to consult",
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          "word": "tham kiến"
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          "translation": "to go sightseeing",
          "word": "tham quan"
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          "word": "tham sanh úy tử"
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          "word": "tham số"
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          "word": "tham sự"
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          "word": "tham tán"
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          "councillor",
          "councillor"
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      "word": "tham thì thâm"
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      "ipa": "[tʰaːm˧˧]",
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