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Cebuano
Etymology
From yamar.
Pronunciation
Noun
yamyam
- an incantation
Verb
yamyam
- to recite a prayer or incantation
- to mumble
- to talk aimlessly
Quotations
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Anagrams
Masbatenyo
Noun
yamyam
- nightmare
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish یامیام (yâmyâm) meaning also “Niam-Niam”, an obsolete name used by 18th- and 19th-century French and British travellers for the Azande, an ethnic group of North Central Africa. The name is said to mean “great eaters” in the Dinka language, supposedly referring to cannibalistic propensities formerly ascribed to the Azande.
Pronunciation
Noun
yamyam (definite accusative yamyamı, plural yamyamlar)
- cannibal
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