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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Translations Edit
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, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, 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]
Proper noun Edit
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.
Proper noun Edit
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.
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica
- Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood of Queens, New York.
References Edit
- ^ “Jamaica Plain Historical Society - Native Americans in Jamaica Plain”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 12 April 2010, archived from the original on 2011-12-03
Catalan Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ʒəˈmaj.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈmaj.ka/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica f
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Central Nahuatl Edit
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Jamaica
- Jamaica (a country in North America)
Danish Edit
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica
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Dutch Edit
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
Hungarian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
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Jamaica
Declension Edit
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 | — |
Derived terms Edit
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
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica
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Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica
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Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: Ja‧mai‧ca
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica f
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Spanish Edit
Etymology Edit
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Proper noun Edit
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
Swahili Edit
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
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Jamaica
Swedish Edit
Proper noun Edit
Jamaica n (genitive Jamaicas)
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