hamon

See also: Hạ Môn

English

Etymology

A blade with a prominent hamon

From Japanese 刃文.

Noun

hamon (plural hamons)

1. A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.

Anagrams

• Homan, Mahon, Mohan, man ho, oh man

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish jamón, from French jambon, an augmentative of jambe (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧mon

Noun

hamon

1. ham; meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧mon
• IPA^(key): /haˈmon/ [haˈmon̪]

Noun

hamón

1. ham

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ˈmon/

Noun

hamon

1. ham

Japanese

Romanization

hamon

1. Rōmaji transcription of はもん

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish jamón (“ham”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈmon/ [hɐˈmon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ha‧mon

Noun

hamón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

1. ham

Derived terms

• hamong de-bola

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhamon/ [ˈhaː.mon̪]
• Rhymes: -amon
• Syllabification: ha‧mon

Noun

hamon (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

1. challenge

   Synonyms: paghamon, reto, pagreto

2. defiance; resistance

   Synonyms: paglaban, pagsuway, pagsalungat, pagtutol

Derived terms

• hamunin
• humamon
• manghamon
• paghamon
• panghahamon

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈmon/, [haˈmun]
• Hyphenation: ha‧mon

Noun

hamón

1. ham

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jamón.

Noun

hamón

1. ham