ám

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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

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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

See also

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 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

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

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

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]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暗 (“dark”).

Pronunciation

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

Anagrams

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