hàm

See also: ham, hám, hãm, hạm, hăm, hâm, hầm, and hẩm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːm˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 頷 (“chin”, SV: hạm). Compare cằm (“chin”).

Noun

hàm • (𦛜)

1. jaw

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 函.

Noun

hàm

1. Clipping of hàm số (“function”).