hăm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Perhaps a clipping of hai mươi (“twenty”).

Numeral

hăm

1. (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

1. (dialectal) to intimidate; to threaten

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hăm doạ
• hăm he

 

Etymology 3

Adjective

hăm

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