जाम

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːm/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جام (jām).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. goblet, bowl, cup
  2. glass, mirror
  3. reply to glass of wine, Cheers!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English jam.

Adjective

जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. jammed

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. jam
  2. (food)jam
  3. (sailor's slang) ship getting stuck between two rocks etc.; place where ship can jam.
  4. (Sailor's slang) The pulley/winch of a ship which when moved by putting a stick in, leads to slipping of chain to which the rudder is tied.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma). Compare Pali yāma.

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. night watch, period or watch of three hours, the eighth part of a day
  2. 7 1/2 in clock
  3. time
  4. night
  5. relating to or derived from or destined for Yama

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. jamun, roseapple
  2. guava

Etymology 5

Inherited from Sanskrit जन्मन् (janman).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. one's kid
  2. seed

Verb

जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام)

  1. (dialectal) to sprout
  2. (for insects and plants) to have grown

References

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