જમ

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒəm/
• Rhymes: -əm

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀫 (jama), from Sanskrit यम (yama), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Yámas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Yámas. Doublet of યમ (yam). Compare Punjabi ਜਮ (jam).

Proper noun

જમ • (jam) m

1. death

   Synonyms: મોત (mot), મરણ (maraṇ)

2. (Hinduism) Yama (god of death and afterlife)

   Synonym: યમ (yam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian جم (jam).

Proper noun

જમ • (jam) m

1. a diminutive, Jam, of the male given name જમશીદ (jamśīd)