hăm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ham˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ham˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ham˧˧]

Etymology 1

Perhaps a short for hai mươi (“twenty”).

Numeral

hăm

(colloquial, only in 2X-type of 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

Etymology 2

Verb

hăm

(dialectal) to intimidate; to threaten

Derived terms

Derived terms

hăm doạ
hăm he

Etymology 3

Adjective

hăm

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

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