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Khmer
Etymology
From Sanskrit याम (yāma, “time”). Cognate with Thai ยาม (yaam).
Pronunciation
Noun
យាម • (yiəm)
- guard, watchman
- shift, watch (period of 4 hours dividing the 12 hours of the night in three watches)
- auspices, signs of the future, prediction
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
យាម
- Khmer script form of yāma, which is first-person plural present/imperative active of យាតិ (yāti, “to go”)