जाम
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जाम¹
- /d͡ʒɑːm/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːm] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian جَام (jām). Cognate with Bengali জাম (jam).
noun jām · جام · जाम · जामों
-
goblet, bowl, cup, (usually of wine)
जाम भरकर पिलाना
Similar: प्याला
- glass, drinking vessel
जाम²
- /d͡ʒɑːm/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːm] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from English jam.
adjective jām · جام
- jammed मशीन जाम हो गई
noun jām · جام · जाम · जामों
- jam (congestion)
- jam (jelly)
- a place where ship can jam, becoming jammed
- the pulley or winch of a ship which when moved by putting a stick in, leads to slipping of chain to which the rudder is tied
जाम³
- /d͡ʒɑːm/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːm] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit जाम (jāma, “watch, vigil”), from Sanskrit याम (yāma, “restraint, night-watch”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to restrain”). Doublet of याम (yām). Compare Pali याम (yāma). Related to जमना (jamnā, “to freeze”).
noun jām · جام · जाम · जामों
- alternative form of याम (yām); a watch of the day or night, period of three hours
जाम⁴
- /d͡ʒɑːm/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːm] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit जंबू (jaṃbū), from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū), जम्बुल (jambula), जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”). Related to जामुन (jāmun). Cognate with Assamese জাম (zam), Bengali জাম (jam), Gujarati જામ (jām), જાંબુ (jā̃bu), Marathi जांब (jāmba), and Punjabi ਜੰਮੂ (jammū). Doublet of जम्मू (jammū), जंबू (jambū), and जंबु (jambu).
जाम⁵
- /d͡ʒɑːm/ Hindi, Standard
- [d͡ʒä̃ːm] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit जम्म (jamma), from Sanskrit जन्म (janma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHma, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥. Doublet of जन्म (janma). Cognate with Punjabi ਜੰਮ (jamm) and Old Bengali জাম (jāma).
noun jām · جام · जाम · जामों
-
a son
Similar: बेटा
- seed
In English
- jam sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
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