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um meaning in Tamil

உம்

/ʌm/

um in Tamil: உம். In English, um means expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.

Tamil words for um

உம்

English meaning of um

  1. interjection Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.
  2. interjection Dated spelling of mmm.
  3. interjection An expression to forcefully call attention to something wrong.
  4. interjection An expression of shocked disapproval used by a child who witnesses forbidden behavior.

Full definition of um

um in a sentence

  • Let’s see... um... how about this?
  • Me be Injun. Him um Growling Bear. Him um heap big chief.

Synonyms of um

um in other languages

Questions about um in Tamil

What is the meaning of um in Tamil?
Um in Tamil is உம்.
um என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Um: உம்.
What does um mean in English?
Um means expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “um”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: um (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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