hm
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Symbol ===
hm
(metrology) Symbol for hectometer (hectometre), an SI unit of length equal to 102 meters (metres).
== English ==
=== Interjection ===
hm
A shorter variant of hmm.
=== Determiner ===
hm (Philippines, Internet slang, colloquial)
Initialism of how much.
==== Usage notes ====
This is usually used in online selling websites, in the form of a question.
=== Anagrams ===
MH
== Aleut ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /m̥/
=== Letter ===
hm (upper case Hm)
A letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.
== Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈɦm̩]
=== Interjection ===
hm
hmm
meh
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
An onomatopoeia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /əm/
=== Interjection ===
hm
hmm (expressing hesitation)
== Esperanto ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /hm/
Rhymes: -hm
Syllabification: hm
=== Interjection ===
hm
hmm
=== Further reading ===
“hm”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
“hm”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
See hmm.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [m̩]
=== Interjection ===
hm
hm (expressing confusion, annoyance, etc.)
=== Further reading ===
“hm”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== Mandarin ==
=== Romanization ===
hm (hm5 / hm0, Zhuyin ˙ㄏㄇ)
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噷
== Middle Persian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Iranian *hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *samHás, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
=== Adjective ===
hm
same, similar
==== Descendants ====
Persian: هم
→ Tocharian B: ām (possibly)
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Onomatopoeic.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [xm̥]
=== Interjection ===
hm
hm (indicating thinking or pondering)
Synonym: hmm
=== Further reading ===
“hm”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“hm”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hmm, hmmm, mmm
=== Interjection ===
hm
erm (expression of uncertainty)
=== Interjection ===
hm?
what?
=== Further reading ===
“hm”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026