Jamaica
English edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taino maca (“wood”).
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Jamaica
- An island and country in the Caribbean
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country in the Caribbean
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See also edit
- Kingston
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
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Etymology 2 edit
After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.[1]
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Jamaica
- Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Etymology 3 edit
From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4.
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Jamaica
- Jamaica, Vermont, a town in Vermont.
Etymology 4 edit
Originally Jameco, from Unami tëmakwe (“beaver”) or a cognate from another Lenape language. Compare previous etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3.
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Jamaica
- Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood of Queens, New York.
References edit
- ^ “Jamaica Plain Historical Society - Native Americans in Jamaica Plain”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2010 April 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 3 December 2011
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒəˈmaj.kə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒaˈmaj.ka]
Audio (Valencian): (file)
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Jamaica f
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Central Nahuatl edit
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Jamaica
- Jamaica (a country in North America)
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Jamaica
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Etymology edit
Borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
- (Northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌdʒaːˈmɑi̯.kaː/, /ˌjaːˈmɑi̯.kaː/
- (Limburg) IPA(key): /(d)ʒaː.mɛɪ̯.kaː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca
Proper noun edit
Jamaica n
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Jamaica
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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Jamaica | — |
accusative | Jamaicát | — |
dative | Jamaicának | — |
instrumental | Jamaicával | — |
causal-final | Jamaicáért | — |
translative | Jamaicává | — |
terminative | Jamaicáig | — |
essive-formal | Jamaicaként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Jamaicában | — |
superessive | Jamaicán | — |
adessive | Jamaicánál | — |
illative | Jamaicába | — |
sublative | Jamaicára | — |
allative | Jamaicához | — |
elative | Jamaicából | — |
delative | Jamaicáról | — |
ablative | Jamaicától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Jamaicáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Jamaicáéi | — |
Possessive forms of Jamaica | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Jamaicám | — |
2nd person sing. | Jamaicád | — |
3rd person sing. | Jamaicája | — |
1st person plural | Jamaicánk | — |
2nd person plural | Jamaicátok | — |
3rd person plural | Jamaicájuk | — |
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Jamaican Creole edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”).[1]
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Jamaica
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
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Jamaica
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Jamaica
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca
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Jamaica f
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Jamaica ?
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Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: Hamayka
Further reading edit
- “Jamaica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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Audio (Kenya): (file)
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Jamaica
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Jamaica n (genitive Jamaicas)
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