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yem

/ˈiːəm/US/ˈiəm/

yem 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. Also the alternative spelling of hyem.

Noun

yem (plural yems)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    dudou, tu-tou, ao yem

Proper noun capitalized: Yem

Yem (plural Yems)

  1. A surname from Khmer.

Also used as

yem is also the alternative spelling of hyem.

yem meaning in Persian, Thai and Vietnamese

yem in Persian

Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom
یم yam

yem in Thai

Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom
เอี๊ยม íiam, เต่า dtào

yem in Vietnamese

Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom
yếm

Synonyms of yem

Forms of yem

Noun
pluralyems
Proper noun
pluralYems

Origin of yem

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

See hyem.

Borrowed from Khmer យ៉ែម (yaem).

Words that rhyme with yem

Questions about yem

What does yem mean?
Yem means 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.
What is yem in Persian?
Yem in Persian is یم (yam). See Yem meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is yem?
Yem can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce yem?
Yem is pronounced /ˈiːəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of yem?
The plural of yem is yems.

Words near yem in the dictionary

  1. Yelverton
  2. Yelvertons
  3. yelves
  4. Yelvington
  5. Yelvingtons
  6. yem
  7. yeman
  8. Yemasee
  9. Yemasees
  10. Yemassee
  11. Yemassees

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