ém

See also: Appendix:Variations of "em"

Old Irish

Alternative forms

ǽm (Würzburg and Milan glosses)
ám (St. Gall glosses and Tallaght monasterial diaries)

Particle

ém

indeed, for sure, truly

Usage notes

Used to affirmatively reinforce a statement in which this particle is inserted.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 éim, ém”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 掩 (SV: yểm). Compare ẻm, a dialectal synonym.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛm˦˥]

Verb

ém

to hide, to conceal, to keep quiet

Derived terms

Derived terms

ém nhẹm

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