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yān
  1. 1.correct
  2. 2.suitable
  3. 3.to suit sb
  4. 4.just now (Cantonese)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.correct; right
  2. 2.to fit; to be appropriate; to be suitable
  3. 3.just now; a moment ago
  4. 4.by chance; coincidentally
  5. 5.compatible; getting along

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Etymology

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate word (Li, 1990). Compare Zhuang ngamq (“just; exactly; only”), Hlai ngamx (“suitable”), Thai งาม (ngaam, “beautiful”), Vietnamese ngám (“just right”). Alternatively, some postulate that this is derived from 恰 (hap1, “just; coincidentally; suitable”) or 諳 (am1, “to know; familiar with”).

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