Яма
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From я́ма (jáma, “pit”).
Proper noun
Я́ма • (Jáma) f inan (genitive Я́мы, nominative plural Я́мы, genitive plural Ям)
- Yama (a river in Saratov Oblast, Russia)
- Yama (a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia)
- Yama (the previous name of the city of Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Declension
Etymology 2
Short for Я́мбург (Jámburg).
Proper noun
Я́ма • (Jáma) f inan (genitive Я́мы, nominative plural Я́мы, genitive plural Ям)
Declension
Alternative forms
- Ям (Jam)
Descendants
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama).
Alternative forms
- Йама (Jama)
Proper noun
Я́ма • (Jáma) m anim (genitive Я́мы, nominative plural Я́мы, genitive plural Ям)