Jamaica
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taino maca (“wood”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jamaica
- An island and country in the Caribbean
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ジャマイカ (Jamaika)
Translations
country in the Caribbean
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See also
- Kingston
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Further reading
Etymology 2
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.[1]
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Etymology 3
From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4.
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Vermont, a town in Vermont.
Etymology 4
From earlier Jamaco, Jemaco, Jameco, borrowed from Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”), or another Lenape language. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3.
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood of Queens, New York.
References
- ^ “Jamaica Plain Historical Society - Native Americans in Jamaica Plain”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2010 April 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 3 December 2011
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jamaica f
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Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Jamaica
- Jamaica (a country in North America)
Danish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jamaica
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌdʒaːˈmɑi̯.kaː/, /ˌjaːˈmɑi̯.kaː/
- (Limburg) IPA(key): /(d)ʒaː.mɛɪ̯.kaː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca
Proper noun
Jamaica n
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jamaica
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Jamaica | — |
| accusative | Jamaicát | — |
| dative | Jamaicának | — |
| instrumental | Jamaicával | — |
| causal-final | Jamaicáért | — |
| translative | Jamaicává | — |
| terminative | Jamaicáig | — |
| essive-formal | Jamaicaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Jamaicában | — |
| superessive | Jamaicán | — |
| adessive | Jamaicánál | — |
| illative | Jamaicába | — |
| sublative | Jamaicára | — |
| allative | Jamaicához | — |
| elative | Jamaicából | — |
| delative | Jamaicáról | — |
| ablative | Jamaicától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Jamaicáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Jamaicáéi | — |
| Possessive forms of Jamaica | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Jamaicám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Jamaicád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Jamaicája | — |
| 1st person plural | Jamaicánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Jamaicátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Jamaicájuk | — |
Derived terms
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jamaica
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References
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Jamaica
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Jamaica
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Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca
Proper noun
Jamaica f
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jamaica ?
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: Hamayka
Further reading
- “Jamaica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swahili
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jamaica
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Jamaica n (genitive Jamaicas)