hắc ám
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑暗 (“dark; unlighted”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hak̚˧˦ ʔaːm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˧˥ ʔaːm˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˥ ʔaːm˦˥]
Adjective edit
- dark; unlighted
- (figurative) backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark