nem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nem"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Nemi.

Symbol

nem

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nemi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Nemi terms

Amasi

Alternative forms

• ɣanim

Noun

nēm (singular ɣànēm, plural bánēm)

1. man

References

• Africana Marburgensia (1973)

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nam¹ (“good”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nam (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nem/

Verb

nem- (Bengali script নেম)

1. to get better; to heal (oneself)

Adjective

nem- (Bengali script নেম, type 1)

1. good

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Bikol Central

Bikol Central phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Alternative forms

• nom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnem/ [ˈn̪em]

Interjection

nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Hello

   Synonyms: komusta, tara

Phrase

nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?

   Synonym: tara

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from English name.

Noun

nem

1. name

   Nika nem Ling Fu. ― My name is Ling Fu.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse næmr (“talented”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmiz (“takeable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛm/, [ˈnɛmˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɛmˀ

Adjective

nem (neuter nemt, plural and definite singular attributive nemme)

1. easy

Inflection

Inflection of nem

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	nem	nemmere	nemmest2
indefinite neuter singular	nemt	nemmere	nemmest2
plural	nemme	nemmere	nemmest2
definite attributive1	nemme	nemmere	nemmeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• let

References

• “nem” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nem” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Verb

nem

1. imperative of nemme

Eastern Cham

Eastern Cham cardinal numbers

<  5	6	7  >
Cardinal : [[:nem#Eastern_Cham|nam, nem]]

Alternative forms

• nam / ꨘꩌ
• ꨘꨮꩌ

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəm/

Numeral

nem

1. six

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛm/

• Audio:

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Noun

nem m (plural nems)

1. a type of Vietnamese spring roll
2. more generally, any spring roll

Anagrams

• m'en

German

Alternative forms

• 'nem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəm/

Article

nem

1. (colloquial) contraction of einem (“a, an”)