hăm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ham"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ham˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ham˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ham˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Clipping of hai mươi (“twenty”).

Numeral

hăm

1. (colloquial, only in 2X-type numerals, with X being other than 0) twenty

   hăm mốt ― twenty-one

Usage notes

• "Twenty" itself is still hai mươi, not *hăm.

Related terms

• băm (“thirty”)

Etymology 2

Verb

hăm • (歆)

1. (rarely used in isolation) to intimidate; to threaten

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hăm doạ
• hăm he
• hăm hở

 

Etymology 3

Adjective

hăm

1. (of the skin of a baby, especially in the skin folds) pruriginous; pruritic; having intertrigo

Derived terms

• hăm đỏ