જમ

Gujarati

Pronunciation

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 جَم (jam).

Proper noun

જમ • (jam) m

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