ハム

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English ham.

Noun

ハム • (hamu) 

  1. ham (thigh of a hog cured for food)

Etymology 2

See ハムスター (hamusutā).

Noun

ハム • (hamu) 

  1. Clipping of ハムスター (hamusutā, “hamster”).

Etymology 3

From Hebrew חָם.[2]

Proper noun

ハム • (Hamu) 

  1. (biblical) Ham
Derived terms
  • ハム族(ぞく) (Hamu zoku, “Hamitic”)
  • ハム諸語(しょご) (Hamu shogo, “Hamitic languages”)

Etymology 4

From German Hamm.

Proper noun

ハム • (Hamu) 

  1. Hamm (places in Germany)

Etymology 5

From English hum.

Noun

ハム • (hamu) 

  1. (electronics, telecommunications) noise emitted from a receiver or other equipment experiencing electrical interference
    Synonyms: ハム音, ハム-ノイズ

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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