ám

See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of ám – see 泔 (“water from washing rice; kitchen slops; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 泔).

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːm]

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• Rhymes: -aːm

Adverb

ám

1. (giving emphasis) truly, so
2. (introduces contradiction, used at the end of a phrase)
3. (introduces a surprising claim)

Usage notes

• Used like an interjection. Slightly poetic.

Conjunction

ám

1. (higher register) but (indicates contradiction or restriction, like bár)

   Synonym: ámde

Derived terms

Compound words

• ámbátor

See also

• a. m.
• am
• am-

Further reading

• ám in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ám in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -auːm

Etymology 1

Inflection of á.

Noun

ám f

1. indefinite dative plural of á

Etymology 2

Inflection of ær.

Noun

ám f

1. indefinite dative plural of ær

Anagrams

• má

Old Norse

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ám

1. dative plural of á

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ám

1. dative plural of ær

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˦]

Noun

ám (Nôm form 喑)

1. Indicates pieces, sips or a mouthful of something

   ám chin ― piece of food

   ám khẩu ― piece of rice

   ám nặm ― sip of water

   ám thương ― piece of sugar

   ám nựa ― piece of meat

   ám ỉ ― small piece

2. place; spot; site

   ám đin ― plot (of land)

   ám tỉ ― that place

References

• Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910), Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[3] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ám

1. (cooking) a dish of whole poached fish served with vegetables and dipping fish sauce

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗 (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˦˥]

Adjective

ám

1. (only in compound) clandestine

Verb

ám

1. (of soot or smoke) to accumulatively stain over time
2. (occult) to haunt
3. (occult) to possess

   bị ma ám ― to be possessed by a ghost

Derived terms

• ám ảnh
• ám hiệu
• ám khí
• ám muội
• ám sát
• ám thị
• hắc ám
• mờ ám
• u ám

Anagrams

• má