Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Coined by Croatian linguist Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century. From ob- + u- + Proto-Slavic *jęti (to take).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /obǔːjam/
  • Hyphenation: o‧bu‧jam

Noun edit

obújam m (Cyrillic spelling обу́јам)

  1. (Croatia) volume (measure of space)
    Synonyms: volúmen; (Bosnian, Serbian) zapremina

Declension edit