xem

Pronoun

xem

1. (nonstandard) Object-case of xe.
   • 1997, Jared Blackburn, in bit.listserv.autism

     Still, most parents have some intuitive understanding that "our child is not like us, maybe someone like xem could help...."

Anagrams

• MEX, Mex., mex

Adjective

xem (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. adult

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Numeral

xem

1. two

Further reading

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004), page 128 (notes that this form, and xen, is used in both Timote and Cuica)

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 占 (“to practise divination”; SV: chiêm).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

xem (䀡, 䄡, 占, 袩, 覘, 󰏙)

1. to see; to look at; to watch; to read
2. to examine; to consider; to evaluate; to read (palm, future, etc.)