hamo

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.mo/, [ˈhɐ.mo]

Verb

hamo(transitive)

1. to rub (on)
2. to besmear, to spread
3. to anoint
4. to stroke, to caress
5. (figurative) to butter up, to flatter

Derived terms

• hamohamo (reduplicated form)
• hoʻohamo (causative)
• mea hamo (“ointment”)

Further reading

• hamo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhaː.moː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.mo]

Noun

hāmō

1. dative/ablative singular of hāmus

Old Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈmo/

Adverb

hamo

1. never (at no time (in the future)); by no means will it be; will not
   • c. 1518, Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian, folio 15, recto:

     "Kitu keh upamana uraṅ lö(m)pang ka Jawa, [dataṅ ka alas jawa], hamo bisa nurut carekna döṅön carana, maṅṅu rasana uraṅ."

     ["Kitu kéh upamana urang leumpang ka Jawa, [datang ka alas jawa], hamo bisa nurut carékna deungeun carana, mangu rasana urang."]

     "For example, if we go to Java, [whilst] not following their [native] tongue and customs, we will feel lost."

Further reading

• Karlina, Ninien; et al. (1993), Serat Siksa Kanda Karesian (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Directorate General of Culture – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hāmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamo/ [ˈa.mo]
• Rhymes: -amo
• Syllabification: ha‧mo
• Homophone: amo

Noun

hamo m (plural hamos)

1. (obsolete) fish-hook

Related terms

• anzuelo

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “anzuelo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎ (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 283

Further reading

• “hamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese hamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈmo/

Adverb

hamo (Sundanese script ᮠᮙᮧ)

1. never (at no time (in the future)); by no means will it be; will not
   • 1991, Sundanese translation of the Bible, Genesis 4:15:

     Tapi PANGERAN ngawaler, "Hamo. Saupama manéh aya nu maéhan, tujuh nyawa pigantieunana."

     But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if anyone kills [Cain], he will suffer vengeance seven times over."

References

• "hamo" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagalog

Etymology

Contraction of hayaan +‎ mo, literally “let it be”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhamo/ [ˈhaː.mo]
• Rhymes: -amo
• Syllabification: ha‧mo

Interjection

hamo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋᜓ)

1. leave it to me! let it be!