You can make 6 words from ham according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of ham
ham ahm hma mha amh mah
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ham. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ham.
Definitions and meaning of ham
ham
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishhamme, from Old Englishhamm(“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-Germanic*hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂m(“leg”).
Cognate with Dutchham(“ham”), dialectal GermanHamme(“hind part of the knee, ham”), dialectal Swedishham(“the hind part of the knee”), Icelandichöm(“the ham or haunch of a horse”), Old Irishcnáim(“bone”), Ancient Greekκνήμη(knḗmē, “shinbone”). Compare gammon.
Pronunciation
enPR: hăm, IPA(key): /ˈhæm/
(Southern England, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhæːm/
Rhymes: -æm
Noun
ham (countable and uncountable, pluralhams)
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
The back of the thigh.
(Internet, informal, uncommon) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
Synonym:ham e-mail
Antonym:spam
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Old Englishhām.
Noun
ham (uncountable)
Obsolete form of home.
Usage notes
Persists in many old place names, such as Buckingham.
References
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ham”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Etymology 3
Uncertain, though it is generally agreed upon that it first appeared in print around the 1880s. At least four theories persist:
It came naturally from the word amateur. Deemed likely by Hendrickson (1997), but then the question would be why it took so long to pop up. He rejects the folk etymology of Cockney slang hamateur because it originated in American English.
From the play Hamlet, where the title character was often played poorly and/or in an exaggerated manner. Also deemed likely by Hendrickson, though he raises the issue that the term would have likely been around earlier if this were case.
From the minstrel's practice of using ham fat to remove heavy black makeup used during performances.
Shortened from hamfatter(“inferior actor”), said to derive from the 1863 minstrel show song The Ham-fat Man. William and Mary Morris (1988) argue that it's not known whether the song inspired the term or the term inspired the song, but that they believe the latter is the case.
Noun
ham (pluralhams)
(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
Synonyms:hambone, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat
(radio) An amateur radio operator.
Synonym:radio amateur
Derived terms
ham-fisted
ham radio
Translations
Verb
ham (third-person singular simple presenthams, present participlehamming, simple past and past participlehammed)
(acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
Synonyms
chew the scenery, ham it up, melodramatize, overact, tear a cat
Translations
See also
go ham
References
Anagrams
HMA, MHA, Mah, mah
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutchham, from Middle Dutchhamme, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic*hammō, from Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂m(“leg”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɦam/
Hyphenation: ham
Noun
ham (pluralhamme, diminutivehammetjie)
ham(cured pork from the thigh of a swine)
Caribbean Hindustani
Etymology
Compare Hindiहम(ham, “we”).
Pronoun
ham
I
References
Beknopt Nederland-Sarnami Woordenboek met Sarnami Hindoestani-Nederlanse Woordenlijst[2] (in Dutch), Paramaribo: Instituut voor Taalwetenschap, 2002
Catalan
Etymology
From Latinhamus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈam]
Noun
hamm (pluralhams)
fishhook
Derived terms
tallahams
Further reading
“ham” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Cebuano
Etymology
From Englishham, from Middle Englishhamme, from Old Englishhamm(“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-Germanic*hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂m(“leg”).
Noun
ham
ham; meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food
Chamorro
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kami, from Proto-Austronesian*kami. Cognates include Indonesiankami and Tagalogkami.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hæm/
Pronoun
ham
we, us (exclusive)
Usage notes
ham is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or as an object of a transitive verb, while in is used as a subject of a transitive verb.
I lahi ha sangani ham. ― The man told us.
In transitive clauses with an indefinite object, ham can be used as a subject.
See also
References
Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar[3], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
Chinese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Václav Blažek, A Lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages, in In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology, page 122
Galician
Verb
ham
(reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of haver
German
Etymology
A pronunciation spelling of haben.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ham/
Verb
ham
(colloquial)Contraction of haben
Wir ham grad gefrühstückt. ― We've just had breakfast.
Usage notes
Usually used in the present or to form the perfect, though it may be seen in the infinitive as well. See also the note at haben.
Irish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [haːmˠ], [hamˠ]
Noun
hamm
h-prothesized form of am
Laz
Pronoun
ham
Latin spelling of ჰამ(ham)
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Englishham, hamm(“enclosure”), from Proto-West Germanic*hamm, from Proto-Germanic*hammaz.
Alternative forms
hamme
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ham/
Noun
ham (pluralhammes)
An enclosed pasture.
References
“hamme, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-04.
Etymology 2
Noun
ham (pluralhames)
Alternative form of hamme(“back of the knee”)
Etymology 3
Pronoun
ham
Alternative form of hem(“them”)
Etymology 4
From Old Englishheom
Pronoun
ham
(Early Middle English)Alternative form of him(“him”)
c1225, Þe Liflade ant te Passiun of Seinte Iuliene, ed. S. T. R. O. d'Ardenne, pp. 3-71.
[Juliana] custe ham coss os peis [Roy: acos of pes] alle as ha stoden.
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hɑːm/
Noun
ham (pluralhamenorhames)
(Early Middle English, Northern)Alternative form of hom(“home”)
Middle French
Noun
hamm (pluralhams)
village
Montol
Etymology
Related to Mwaghavulam(“water”).
Noun
hàm
water
References
Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
[…] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
From Proto-West Germanic*haim, from Proto-Germanic*haimaz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /xɑːm/, [hɑːm]
Noun
hāmm
home
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
property, estate, farm
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
village; community
Usage notes
In early Old English, the dative singular was always hām, not the expected form hāme.
Declension
Derived terms
hāmlēas
Adverb
hām
home, homeward
hām gān ― to go home
hām cuman ― to come home
hām ċierran ― to turn home
hām bringan ― to bring home
Descendants
Middle English: hom, hoom, home, hoome, whom, om, am; hame; ham
English: home, -ham(partially)
Geordie English: hyem
Scots: hame
Yola: hime, hyme, haime
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic*hammaz. Cognate with Old Frisianham, Middle Low Germanhamme (Low Low GermanHamm).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /xɑm/, [hɑm]
Noun
hamm
Alternative form of hamm(“enclosure”)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Germanic*hammō.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /xɑm/, [hɑm]
Noun
hamf
Alternative form of hamm(“inner knee”)
Etymology 4
From Proto-West Germanic*ham, from Proto-Germanic*hamaz(“covering”). Cognate with Old Norsehamr.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /xɑm/, [hɑm]
Noun
hamm
covering
garment, dress, gown; shirt
Declension
Related terms
hama
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Frankish*haim(“home, village”).
Noun
hamoblique singular, m (oblique pluralhans, nominative singularhans, nominative pluralham)
village
Descendants
Walloon: hamea, amia, hamia
Walloon: hamtea, hametê, hamtia, amtia
⇒ Old French: hamel
Middle French: hamel
French: hameau
Walloon: hamô
→ Middle English: hamel
⇒ Old French: hamelet, hamlet
Middle French: hamelet
→ Middle English: hamelet, hamlet
English: hamlet
Early Scots: hamillet, hamlet, hamelat, hamelet
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
hēm
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic*haim. Cognates include Old Englishhām and Old Saxonhēm.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈhaːm/
Noun
hāmm
home
Descendants
North Frisian: hamm
Saterland Frisian: Heem
West Frisian: hiem
References
Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28
Old Norse
Noun
ham
accusative/dative singular of hamr
Rohingya
Noun
ham
work
Derived terms
hammwa
kuham
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ham/
Rhymes: -am
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hungarianhám.
Noun
hamn (pluralhamuri)
harness
Declension
Derived terms
înhăma
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
ham!
woof, the sound a barking dog makes
See also
hau
Ron
Etymology
Related to Gerkaram(“water”).
Noun
ham
(most dialects, including Mangar, Bokkos, Daffo-Butura, Shagawu) water
Synonyms
àyîn (Monguna)
References
Roger Blench, Ron Comparative Wordlist
Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
[…] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic*hammō. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
hamc (pluralhammen, diminutivehamke)
ham
Further reading
“ham (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Pronoun
ham
Alternative form of him
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 36