ám

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounadjectiveverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔaːm˧˦]Huế [ʔaːm˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔaːm˦˥] browser voice

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ámrisingsắc

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Chinese characters: 暗

Meanings of ám in English

Noun

a dish of whole poached fish served with vegetables and dipping fish sauce

Adjective

only in compound clandestine

Verb

of soot or smoke to accumulatively stain over time
to haunt
to possess
- bị ma ámto be possessed by a ghost

Words with ám

ám ảnh ám hiệu ám khí ám muội ám sát ám thị hắc ám u ám ám chỉ ám hại ám quẻ ám tiêu

Example sentences with ám

Cậu đã làm điều gì mờ ám vậy? What the devil were you doing?

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗 (“dark”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce ám?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔaːm˧˦]; Saigon [ʔaːm˦˥]. Tones: ám — rising tone (sắc).

Is ám a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ám is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 暗.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.