jem

IPA^(key):

të jem

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of jam

le të jem

1. first-person singular present jussive of jam

From Proto-Turkic *jēm.

jem

1. fodder (in Latin)

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “jem”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

jem

1. a dream

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Borrowed from English jam.

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Hyphenation: jèm

jem (Jawi spelling جيم, plural jem-jem, informal 1st possessive jemku, 2nd possessive jemmu, 3rd possessive jemnya)

1. jam:
   1. A type of food that is usually spread onto bread, biscuits and others.

      jem strawberi ― strawberry jam

   2. (colloquial) Traffic congestion.

      Risau kalau keluar lambat tersangkut dalam jem pulak.

      I'm worried we'll get stuck in a jam if we go out late.

jem (Jawi spelling جيم)

1. (colloquial) Unable to work due to a part of it being stuck; jammed.

• “jem” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Syllabification: jem

jem

1. first-person singular present indicative of jeść

• IPA^(key):

jem

1. first-person singular present of jesť

jem

1. first-person singular present of jesti

From English jam.

jem

1. jam
2. germ, pathogen
   • 2004, anonymous author, Kirap!‎:

     Taim ol jem bilong kamapim sik i go insait long wara na kaikai, o i stap long han, ol plet kap samting, o ples bilong redim na sutim kaikai, yumi inap kaikai na daunim, na long dispela rot yumi kisim sik.

     When disease-causing germs get into water and food or onto hands, utensils, or surfaces used for preparing and serving food, they may be passed into the mouth and swallowed, resulting in illness.

• binatang (when referring to germs or pathogens)