âm

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

Hanoi [ʔəm˧˧]Huế [ʔəm˧˧]Saigon [ʔəm˧˧] browser voice

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âmlevelngang

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âm means sound.

Chinese characters: 音

Meanings of âm in English

Noun

sound
abbreviation, colloquial clipping of âm tố or ngữ âm (“phone”)
abbreviation, colloquial clipping of âm vị (“phoneme”)
abbreviation, colloquial clipping of âm tiết (“syllable”)

Noun

Adjective

negative
- điện âmnegative charges
having "yin" characteristics, as in "dark", "lunar" or "feminine"
- ngày âma lunar day

Prefix

minus; negative ≈ trừ
- -10° (âm 10 độ)-10° (minus/negative 10 degrees [Celsius])

Words with âm

Synonyms and antonyms of âm

Synonyms

âm thanh

Antonyms

dương

Example sentences with âm

Nghĩa trang là chốn âm phủ. Graveyards are chthonic places.
Ở Trung Quốc, người ta mừng năm mới theo lịch âm. In China, they celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 音 (“sound”).

Frequently asked questions

What does âm mean in English?

âm (noun) means "sound".

How do you pronounce âm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔəm˧˧]; Saigon [ʔəm˧˧]. Tones: âm — level tone (ngang).

Is âm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. âm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 音.

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.