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. but (indicates contradiction or restriction, like bár)

   Synonym: ámde

Derived terms

Compound words

• ámbátor

 

Further reading

• ám in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• ám in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). 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 (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

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

   mờ ám; ám muội

   shady; sketchy

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

See also

• tự kỉ ám thị

Anagrams

• má