Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see hum

/ˌsiː˧ ˈhʌm˦/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
see hum
IPA
/ˌsiː˧ ˈhʌm˦/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blood cockles; ark clams (as food)

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Cantonese 螄蚶 /蛳蚶 (si¹⁻³ ham¹).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

siham (alternative)

Phrases

la la

Frequently Paired Words

la la

Synonyms

hum

Homonyms

siham

Questions

How do you pronounce see hum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsiː˧ ˈhʌm˦/.
What does see hum mean?
Blood cockles; ark clams (as food)
Where does see hum come from?
From Cantonese 螄蚶 /蛳蚶 (si¹⁻³ ham¹).

How to pronounce see hum

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “see hum”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌsiː˧ ˈhʌm˦/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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