hames

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== hames plural of hame === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Possibly from the hame(s) (harness elements) put on a horse, which are difficult to put on right. ==== Noun ==== hames (plural hames) (Ireland, colloquial) A mess. === References === === Anagrams === Shema, ahems, haems, heams, shame == Middle English == === Noun === hames (Northern) alternative form of homes == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.mes/, [ˈhɑː.mes] IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.mes/, [ˈhɑ.mes] === Noun === hāmes genitive singular of hām === Noun === hames genitive singular of ham == Saisiyat == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ʀaməC (compare Amis lamit). === Noun === hames (botany) root