hùm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
(noun) tiger (Panthera tigris)
NounRegister: formal
Where it’s used:
Used
Miền Trung · Central Vietnam
• Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”
Examples
Hùm thiêng Yên ThếNuminous Tiger of Yên Thế (epithet of anti-French resistant leader Hoàng Hoa Thám)
Chàng lẩm bẩm một mình:
– Hùm cọp ở đâu? Không khéo người lại nhát người, sợ bóng sợ vía, rồi chẳng ai dám lên đồi cũng nên!…He muttered to himself:
– Where's the tiger? Maybe cowardly people scare each other, then no one dares set foot on this hill!…
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
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Common questions
What does “hùm” mean?
(noun) tiger (Panthera tigris)
Is “hùm” formal or informal?
hùm is generally formal.
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