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yem¹

  • /ˈiːəm/ UK
  • /ˈiəm/ US

Rhymes with -iːəm

Where it comes from

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

noun 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.

    Similar: dudou, tu-tou, ao yem

yem²

  • /jɛm/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɛm

Where it comes from

See hyem.

adverb

  1. Geordie, alternative, not comparable Alternative spelling of hyem (“home”).

Yem³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Khmer យ៉ែម (yaem).

proper noun Yems

  1. A surname from Khmer.

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noun Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and V-shaped bottom

日本語イェム iemu
中文肚兜 dùdōu
DeutschYem
Italianoyem
Tiếng Việtyếm

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"yem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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yem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yem

Chicago

"yem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yem.

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@misc{yem_2026,
  title = {yem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}