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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also:Appendix:Variations of "lam"

Languages (24)

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Afrikaans • Azerbaijani • Danish • Dutch • Hausa • Kokborok • Limilngan • Middle Dutch • Mokilese • Norwegian Bokmål • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old English • Old High German • Polish • Romanian • Swedish • Tok Pisin • Turkish • Vietnamese • Volapük • Welsh • Yámana

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Translingual

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lam

(international standards)ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-3 language code forLamba.

English

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lam (third-person singular simple presentlams,present participlelamming,simple past and past participlelammed)

(transitive, informal) Tobeat orthrash.
- 1930,Langston Hughes andZora Neale Hurston,Mule Bone, Act II, Scene 2, inThe Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Volume 5:The Plays to 1942: Mulattoto The Sun Do Move, edited by Leslie Catherine Sanders, Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2002, p. 102,
  An' fo' I knowed it, he done picked up that bone an'lammed me ovah de head wid it.
- 1953,C. S. Lewis,The Silver Chair, Collins, published1998, Chapter:
  Theylammed each other on the head with great, clumsy stone hammers; but their skulls were so hard that the hammers bounced off again[…]
(intransitive, dated, slang) Toflee orrun away.
- 1947,Bill Finger,World's Finest Comics #30, "The Penny Plunderers!", p. 4:
  [Gangster running away:] Batman and Robin!Let'slam!
- 1957,Jack Kerouac, chapter 1, inOn the Road, Viking Press,→OCLC, part 1:
  […]and she was so mad and so down deep vindictive that she reported to the police some false trumped-up hysterical crazy charge, and Dean had tolam from Hoboken.

Noun

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lam (plurallams)

(slang) A flight orescape.
on thelam

Derived terms

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Related terms

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lame

Translations

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To beat or thrash

Bulgarian:бия (bg)(bija),пердаша (bg)(perdaša)
Spanish:paliza (es) f,golpiza (es) f

Etymology 2

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FromArabicلَام(lām), the name of the letterل(l).

Noun

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lam (plurallams)

The twenty-third letter of theArabic alphabet,ل(l). It is preceded byك(k) and followed byم(m).

Anagrams

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ALM,AML,M.L.A.,MLA,Mal,Mal.,alm,mal,mal-

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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FromDutchlam.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lam/
Audio: (file)

Noun

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lam (plurallammers)

lamb

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromArabicلَام(lām).

Noun

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lam (definite accusativelamı,plurallamlar)

the Arabic letterل

Declension

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Declension oflam
	singular	plural
nominative	lam	lamlar
definite accusative	lamı	lamları
dative	lama	lamlara
locative	lamda	lamlarda
ablative	lamdan	lamlardan
definite genitive	lamın	lamların

Possessive forms oflam
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	lamım	lamlarım
sənin(“your”)	lamın	lamların
onun(“his/her/its”)	lamı	lamları
bizim(“our”)	lamımız	lamlarımız
sizin(“your”)	lamınız	lamlarınız
onların(“their”)	lamı orlamları	lamları

	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	lamımı	lamlarımı
sənin(“your”)	lamını	lamlarını
onun(“his/her/its”)	lamını	lamlarını
bizim(“our”)	lamımızı	lamlarımızı
sizin(“your”)	lamınızı	lamlarınızı
onların(“their”)	lamını orlamlarını	lamlarını

	dative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	lamıma	lamlarıma
sənin(“your”)	lamına	lamlarına
onun(“his/her/its”)	lamına	lamlarına
bizim(“our”)	lamımıza	lamlarımıza
sizin(“your”)	lamınıza	lamlarınıza
onların(“their”)	lamına orlamlarına	lamlarına

	locative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	lamımda	lamlarımda
sənin(“your”)	lamında	lamlarında
onun(“his/her/its”)	lamında	lamlarında
bizim(“our”)	lamımızda	lamlarımızda
sizin(“your”)	lamınızda	lamlarınızda
onların(“their”)	lamında orlamlarında	lamlarında

	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	lamımdan	lamlarımdan
sənin(“your”)	lamından	lamlarından
onun(“his/her/its”)	lamından	lamlarından
bizim(“our”)	lamımızdan	lamlarımızdan
sizin(“your”)	lamınızdan	lamlarınızdan
onların(“their”)	lamından orlamlarından	lamlarından

	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	lamımın	lamlarımın
sənin(“your”)	lamının	lamlarının
onun(“his/her/its”)	lamının	lamlarının
bizim(“our”)	lamımızın	lamlarımızın
sizin(“your”)	lamınızın	lamlarınızın
onların(“their”)	lamının orlamlarının	lamlarının

Danish

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norselami, fromProto-Germanic*lamaz.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lam/,[lɑmˀ]

Adjective

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lam

lame

Inflection

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Inflection oflam
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	lam	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	lamt	—	—²
plural	lamme	—	—²
definite attributive¹	lamme	—	—

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.

Derived terms

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lam i roen

Etymology 2

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FromOld Norselamb.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lam/,[lɑmˀ]

Noun

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lam n (singular definitelammet,plural indefinitelam)

lamb

Declension

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Declension oflam
neuter gender	singular		plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lam	lammet	lam	lammene
genitive	lams	lammets	lams	lammenes

Derived terms

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påskelam(“Passover lamb,Paschal Lamb”)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lɑm/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:lam
Rhymes:-ɑm

Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchlam, fromOld Dutch*lamb, fromProto-West Germanic*lamb.

Noun

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lam n (plurallammeren,diminutivelammetje n)

lamb, theyoung of asheep
(metonymic) the meat - or fleece/wool produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat
(figuratively) a gentle person, especially an innocent child

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Negerhollands:lam,lamtje
→ Papiamentu:lamchi,lammetsje

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Dutchlam, fromOld Dutch*lam, fromProto-West Germanic*lam, fromProto-Germanic*lamaz.

Adjective

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lam (comparativelammer,superlativelamst)

lame,unable tomove,paralyzed
(informal) verydrunk

Declension

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Declension oflam
uninflected	lam
inflected	lamme
comparative	lammer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lam	lammer	hetlamst hetlamste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lamme	lammere	lamste
	n. sing.	lam	lammer	lamste
	plural	lamme	lammere	lamste
definite		lamme	lammere	lamste
partitive		lams	lammers	—

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Negerhollands:lam
→ Caribbean Javanese:lam
→ Papiamentu:lam

Anagrams

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Hausa

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Etymology

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FromArabicلَام(lām).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lám/
- (Standard Kano Hausa)IPA^(key): [láŋ]

Noun

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lam f

lam(letter of the Arabic alphabet)

Kokborok

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Noun

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lam

References

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Binoy Debbarma,Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary (2001)

Limilngan

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Noun

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lam

frilled-neck lizard

References

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Mark Harvey,A Grammar of Limilngan: A Language of the Mary River Region, Northern Territory, Australia (2001)

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Dutch*lamb, fromProto-Germanic*lambaz.

Noun

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lam n

lamb

Inflection

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This noun needs aninflection-table template.

Alternative forms

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lamp

Descendants

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Dutch:lam
Limburgish:lamb

Etymology 2

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FromOld Dutch*lam, fromProto-Germanic*lamaz.

Adjective

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lam

Inflection

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Adjective
		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	indefinite	lam	lamme	lam	lamme
nominative	definite	lamme	lamme	lamme	lamme
accusative	indefinite	lammen	lamme	lam	lamme
accusative	definite	lammen	lamme	lamme	lamme
genitive	indefinite	lams	lammer	lams	lammer
genitive	definite	lams,lammen	lammer	lams,lammen	lammer
dative		lammen	lammer	lammen	lammen

Alternative forms

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lāem

Descendants

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Dutch:lam
Limburgish:laam

Mokilese

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈlam/

Noun

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lam

lagoon

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norselami.

Adjective

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lam (neuter singularlamt,definite singular and plurallamme)

paralysed /paralyzed,crippled

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lamme (verb)

Etymology 2

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FromOld Norselamb.

Noun

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lam n (definite singularlammet,indefinite plurallam,definite plurallammaorlammene)

alamb (young sheep)

Derived terms

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lammekjøtt
påskelam(“Passover lamb,Paschal Lamb”)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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lam

imperative oflamme

References

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“lam” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norselami.

Adjective

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lam (neuter singularlamt,definite singular and plurallamme)

paralysed;crippled

Etymology 2

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FromOld Norselamb.

Noun

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lam n (definite singularlammet,indefinite plurallam,definite plurallamma)

alamb(young sheep)
(by extension, Christianity, figurative)Christ assacrificial lamb

Derived terms

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lammekjøt,lammekjøtt
påskelam(“Passover lamb,Paschal Lamb”)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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lam

imperative oflamma(to lamb)
imperative oflamma(to paralyze)

References

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“lam” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

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Etymology

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FromProto-Germanic*laimą.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lɑːm/

Noun

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lām n

clay,loam

Declension

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Stronga-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lām	lām
accusative	lām	lām
genitive	lāmes	lāma
dative	lāme	lāmum

Descendants

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English:loam

Old High German

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Etymology

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FromProto-West Germanic*lam, fromProto-Germanic*lamaz, whence alsoOld Englishlama,Old Norselami.

Adjective

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lam

lame

Descendants

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Middle High German:lam
- Alemannic German:lamm
- German:lahm
- Hunsrik:laam

Polish

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈlam/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-am
Syllabification:lam

Noun

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lam f

genitive plural oflama

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [lam]

Verb

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lam

first-personsingular/pluralimperfect indicative ofla

Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Swedishlamber, fromOld Norselami, fromProto-Germanic*lamaz.

Adjective

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lam (comparativelamare,superlativelamast)

lame, unable to move any limbs
(slang) lame, inefficient, imperfect, almost ridiculously so
Det var ettlamt försök. Gör ditt bästa istället!
That was a lame attempt. Do your best instead!

Declension

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Inflection oflam
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	lam	lamare	lamast
neuter singular	lamt	lamare	lamast
plural	lama	lamare	lamast
masculine plural²	lame	lamare	lamast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	lame	lamare	lamaste
all	lama	lamare	lamaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Anagrams

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LMA,alm,mal

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishlamp.

Noun

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lam

lamp

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOttoman Turkishلام(lâm), fromArabicلَام(lām).

Noun

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lam

Letter of the Arabic alphabet:ل

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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(Hà Nội)IPA^(key): [laːm˧˧]
(Huế)IPA^(key): [laːm˧˧]
(Saigon)IPA^(key): [laːm˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from藍, fromLiterary Chinese藍(lán), using the same disambiguation of青(“grue”) with藍 /蓝(lán,“blue”) and綠 /绿(lục,“green”). See alsoxanh(“grue”).

Adjective

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lam

(uncommon)blue
Synonym:xanh dương

Usage notes

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The word is not used very often. The most common use of it is to refer to one of the sevencolors of arainbow, as in the listing "đỏ,cam,vàng,lục,lam,chàm,tím".

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Colors in Vietnamese ·màu sắc(layout ·text)
trắng	xám	đen
đỏ;thắm,thẫm	cam;nâu	vàng;kem
vàng chanh	xanh,xanh lá cây,xanh lục,lục	xanh bạc hà;xanh lục đậm
xanh lơ,hồ thuỷ;xanh mòng két	xanh,xanh da trời,thiên thanh	xanh,xanh dương,xanh nước biển,xanh lam,lam
tím;chàm	tía	hồng