лам
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Uncertain. Either a long grade of Bulgarian лом (lom, “fracture, cleft”) or from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lṓˀmas, cognate with Lithuanian lúomas (“fraction, caste, estate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
лам • (lam) m
- (dialectal, colloquial) hole, chasm, fault (geological formation)
Declension
Declension of лам
Related terms
- ло́мя (lómja, “to fracture, to spall”) (possibly)
References
- “лам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “лам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 287
Chechen
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *laam.
Pronunciation
Noun
ла̄м • (laam) class bd (plural лаьмнаш)
References
- Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “лам”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 150
Kalmyk
| Cyrillic | Clear Script |
|---|---|
| лам (lam) | ᡋᠯᠠᡏᠠ(blama) |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Lezgi
Etymology
Noun
лам • (lam)
Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (lam-a) | лам (lam) |
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (lam-a), ᠪᠯᠠᠮᠠ (blam-a), from Classical Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: лам
Noun
лам • (lam) (definite plural лам нар); (regular declension)
Declension
Declension of лам (а-harmonic regular ууд-pl)
| attributive | лам lam | |
|---|---|---|
| singular / indefinite | definite plural | |
| nominative | лам lam |
ламууд lamuud |
| genitive | ламын lamyn |
ламуудын lamuudyn |
| accusative | ламыг lamyg |
ламуудыг lamuudyg |
| dative-locative | ламд lamd |
ламуудад lamuudad |
| ablative | ламаас lamaas |
ламуудаас lamuudaas |
| instrumental | ламаар lamaar |
ламуудаар lamuudaar |
| comitative | ламтай lamtaj |
ламуудтай lamuudtaj |
| privative | ламгүй lamgüj |
ламуудгүй lamuudgüj |
| directive | лам руу lam ruu |
ламууд руу lamuud ruu |
Reflexive possessive forms
| singular / indefinite | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ламаа lamaa |
ламуудаа lamuudaa |
| genitive | ламынхаа lamynxaa |
ламуудынхаа lamuudynxaa |
| accusative | ламыгаа lamygaa |
ламуудыгаа lamuudygaa |
| dative-locative | ламдаа lamdaa |
ламууддаа lamuuddaa |
| ablative | ламаасаа lamaasaa |
ламуудаасаа lamuudaasaa |
| instrumental | ламаараа lamaaraa |
ламуудаараа lamuudaaraa |
| comitative | ламтайгаа lamtajgaa |
ламуудтайгаа lamuudtajgaa |
| privative | ламгүйгээ lamgüjgee |
ламуудгүйгээ lamuudgüjgee |
| directive | лам руугаа lam ruugaa |
ламууд руугаа lamuud ruugaa |
| independent genitive |
singular / indefinite | definite plural |
|---|---|---|
| singular possession |
ламынх lamynx |
ламуудынх lamuudynx |
| collective possession |
ламынхан lamynxan |
ламуудынхан lamuudynxan |
Derived terms
- даа лам (daa lam)
- Далай лам (Dalaj lam)
- засаг даа лам (zasag daa lam)
- засаг лам (zasag lam)
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
лам • (lam) f anim pl or m anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of ла́ма (láma)