hm

hm

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

Translingual

Symbol

hm

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

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English

Interjection

hm

1. A shorter variant of hmm.

Anagrams

• MH

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Czech

Interjection

hm

1. hmm
2. meh

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hm]
• Hyphenation: hm

Interjection

hm

1. hmm

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Finnish

Etymology

See hmm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m̩]

Interjection

hm

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

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Mandarin

Romanization

hm (hm⁵ / hm⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄏㄇ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噷.

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Middle Persian

Etymology

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

Adjective

hm

1. same, similar

Descendants

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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hm̩/

• Audio

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Interjection

hm

1. hm (indicating thinking or pondering)

   Synonym: hmm

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hmm, hmmm, mmm

Interjection

hm

1. erm (expression of uncertainty)

Interjection

hm?

1. what?