name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pumpkin-on-a-stick

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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