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Estonian
Etymology
From Russian ям (jam), ultimately of Chinese origin via Mongolian зам (zam).
Pronunciation
Noun
jaam (genitive jaama, partitive jaama)
- railway station
- station (broadcaster)
Declension
Compounds
References
- jaam in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “jaam”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Isthmus Mixe
Noun
jaam
- quicklime
References
- Dieterman, Julia, McCarty, James Michael, Jr., Castañón López, Victoriano, Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19
Wolof
Noun
jaam (definite form jaam ji)
- a slave; someone belonging to the lowest tier of society