hắc ám

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑暗 (“dark; unlighted”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hak̚˧˦ ʔaːm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˧˥ ʔaːm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hak̚˦˥ ʔaːm˦˥]

Adjective

hắc ám

  1. dark; unlighted
  2. (figurative) backward; unenlightened; evil; corrupt; sordid; dark
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