Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nam

/næm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
nam
IPA
/næm/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of nim

name

Clipping of Vietnam.

Informal

name

The Vietnam War.

Informal

name

A surname from Korean.

noun

Initialism of Native American myopathy.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Non-Aligned Movement.

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 남(南) (Nam).

Usage

Inflected Forms

'Nam (alternative) Nams (plural)

Derived Forms

Nammer

Phrases

catch the last chopper out of 'Nam

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham cam spam lamb

Questions

How do you pronounce nam?
The recorded pronunciation is /næm/.
What does nam mean?
simple past of nim
Where does nam come from?
Borrowed from Korean 남(南) (Nam).

How to pronounce nam

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/næm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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