Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Either a long grade of Bulgarian лом (lom, fracture, cleft) or from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lṓˀmas, cognate with Lithuanian lúomas (fraction, caste, estate).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɫam]
  • (file)

Noun edit

лам (lamm

  1. (dialectal, colloquial) hole, chasm, fault (geological formation)
    Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), трап (trap), ду́па (dúpa), разло́м (razlóm)

Declension edit

Related terms edit

  • ло́мя (lómja, to fracture, to spall) (possibly)

References edit

  • лам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “лам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 287

Chechen edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *laam.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ла̄м (laamclass bd (plural лаьмнаш)

  1. mountain

References edit

Kalmyk edit

Cyrillic Clear Script
лам (lam) ᡋᠯᠠᡏᠠ(blama)

Etymology edit

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /laˈmə/

Noun edit

лам (lam) (plural ламнр)

  1. lama

Lezgi edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Budukh лем (lem).

Noun edit

лам (lam)

  1. donkey, ass

Mongolian edit

MongolianCyrillic
ᠯᠠᠮ᠎ᠠ
(lam-a)
лам
(lam)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠠᠮ᠎ᠠ (lam-a), ᠪᠯᠠᠮ᠎ᠠ (blam-a), from Classical Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: лам

Noun edit

лам (lam) (definite plural лам нар); (regular declension)

  1. lama
    Далай ламDalaj lamthe Dalai Lama

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

лам (lamf anim pl or m anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of ла́ма (láma)