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See also: HM, .hm, h'm, H.M., ḥm, and ḫm

Translingual

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Symbol

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hm

  1. (metrology) Symbol for hectometer (hectometre), an SI unit of length equal to 102 meters (metres).

English

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Interjection

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hm

  1. A shorter variant of hmm.

Determiner

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hm (Philippines, Internet slang, colloquial)

  1. Initialism of how much.
    I am selling this shirt.
    Hm?
    ₱50 only.

Usage notes

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  • This is usually used in online selling websites, in the form of a question.

Anagrams

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Aleut

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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hm (upper case Hm)

  1. A letter of the Aleut alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Czech

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Interjection

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hm

  1. hmm
  2. meh

Dutch

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əm/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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hm

  1. hmm (expressing hesitation)

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hm

  1. hmm

Finnish

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Etymology

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See hmm.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hm

  1. hm (expressing confusion, annoyance, etc.)

Further reading

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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hm (hm5hm0, Zhuyin ˙ㄏ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *hamHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *samHás, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.

Adjective

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hm

  1. same, similar

Descendants

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  • Persian: هم
  • Tocharian B: ām (possibly)

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hm

  1. hm (indicating thinking or pondering)
    Synonym: hmm

Further reading

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  • hm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hm in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Interjection

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hm

  1. erm (expression of uncertainty)

Interjection

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hm?

  1. what?