thiam

See also: Thiam and thiám

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 恬 (tiām, “quiet”), as in Hokkien 恬去 (tiām--khì, “shut up”) or 恬喙 (tiām chhùi, literally “silence the mouth”).

Interjection

thiam

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Alternative form of diam; shut up!

Latin

Noun

thīam

  1. accusative singular of thīa

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thiam.

Verb

thiam

  1. to know, understand [with the verb object being the matter known or understood]
    Mizo ṭawng ka thiam.
    I know the Mizo language.
  2. to know how to [with the stem II of another verb]
    tih thiam
    to know how to do
    koh thiam
    to know how to call
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