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yam
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: y?m, IPA(key): /jæm/
- Rhymes: -æm
Etymology 1
From Portuguese inhame and Spanish ñame, likely from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. The term was spelled yam as early as 1657. Doublet of name.
Noun
yam (plural yams)
- Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
- The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
- (US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.
- (Scotland) Potato.
- (New Zealand) A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.
- (Malaysia, Singapore) Taro.
- An orange-brown colour, like the flesh of the yam. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Usage notes
Careful use distinguishes yams (genus Dioscorea) from sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas), while casual American use conflates these.
Derived terms
- Chinese yam
- purple yam
- wild yam
- yamless
- yamberry
Translations
Etymology 2
Alternative form of hjem. Likely caused by Old Norse influence from Old Norse heim (“home, homewards”), the accusative form of heimr (“abode, world, land”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. More at home.
Noun
yam (plural yams)
- (regional, Cumberland) home
Etymology 3
Verb
yam
- Pronunciation spelling of am.
Anagrams
- Amy, MYA, May, Mya, may, mya
Aleut
Noun
yam
- (Eastern) yesterday
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Azerbaijani
Etymology
See yamç?.
Noun
yam (definite accusative yam?, plural yamlar)
- (historical) mail staging post
Declension
Derived terms
- yamç?
Further reading
- “yam” in Obastan.com.
Beja
Noun
yám
- water
References
- Klaus and Charlotte Wedekind, Abuzeinab Musa, Beja Pedagogical Grammar (2005)
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, ?ISBN, page 38
- Václav Blažek, A Lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages, in In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology, page 122
Buwal
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- Mélanie Viljoen, Michael Viljoen, Pascal Konai, François Mbouvai, Ernest Koyang, Benjamin Deli, Précis d’orthographe pour la langue buwal - Édition préliminaire (2009, Yaoundé, SIL Cameroun)
Cuvok
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- ASJP
- Olga Stolbova, Chadic Lexical Database, issue II (2007): yam "water"
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English yam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?m/
- Hyphenation: yam
- Rhymes: -?m
Noun
yam m (plural yams or yammen, diminutive yammetje n)
- yam, a tropical vine
- its edible root
Synonyms
- jam
- yamswortel
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jam/
Postposition
yam
- beside
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Merey
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- Richard Gravina (compiler); Alan Boydell, Elie Doumok (facilitators), Merey lexicon (2003, SIL)
Middle English
Pronoun
yam
- (Northern, northern East Midlands) Alternative form of þem (“them”)
Mofu-Gudur
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- Topics in Mofu-Gudur (SIL)
North Giziga
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, ?ISBN, page 38
Pnar
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *ja?m, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *jaam. Cognate with Khasi ïam, Blang jàm, Khmu [Cuang] ja?m, Mang ?a?m¹, Mon ???, Khmer ?? (yum).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jam/
Verb
yam
- to cry, to weep
South Giziga
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, ?ISBN, page 38
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English yam.
Noun
yam
- yam
Yimchungru Naga
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-j(i/u)m.
Noun
yam
- house
Zulgo-Gemzek
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun
yam
- water
References
- An Outline Sketch of Gemzek Grammar
- An Overview of Gemzek Narrative Discourse Features
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cocoyam
English
Etymology
coco +? yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.
Noun
cocoyam (plural cocoyams)
- New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
- Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
Synonyms
- (new cocoyam): yautia, new cocoyam, otoe, otoy, macabo, malanga, quequisque
- (old cocyam): taro, dasheen
- (to be sorted): tanier, tannia, tannier, taioba
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