hăm
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Hanoi [ham˧˧]Huế [ham˧˧]Saigon [ham˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hăm means twenty.
Meanings of hăm in English
Numeral
- colloquial, in 2X-type numerals twenty
- hăm mốttwenty-one
Adjective
- in the skin folds pruriginous; pruritic; having intertrigo
Verb
- rare, used in isolation to intimidate; to threaten
Words with hăm
Example sentences with hăm
- Sếch-xpia là tác giả của vở kịch Hăm-lét. Shakespeare is the author of Hamlet.
- Anh ta thỉnh thoảng lại hăm doạ cô để có được thứ anh ta muốn. He sometimes blackmails her to get what he wants.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hăm could be written as 歆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Clipping of hai mươi (“twenty”).
Frequently asked questions
What does hăm mean in English?
hăm (numeral) means "twenty".
How do you pronounce hăm?
IPA: Hanoi [ham˧˧]; Saigon [ham˧˧]. Tones: hăm — level tone (ngang).