Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

sȃm ‎(definite sȃmī, Cyrillic spelling са̑м)

1. (formal) Alternative spelling of sam (Etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔘 (“ginseng”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪ɜm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɜm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɜm˧˥]

Noun

sâm

1. ginseng

Synonyms

• nhân sâm