Gujarati

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma). Doublet of સામ (sām).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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શ્યામ (śyām)

  1. black (color/colour)
  2. dark

Proper noun

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શ્યામ (śyāmm

  1. (Hinduism) epithet of કૃષ્ણ (kŕṣṇ)
  2. a male given name, Shyam, from Sanskrit