යම

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma, “a night-watch, period or watch of 3 hours”). Cognate to Dhivehi ދަން (dan̊, “watch, vigil”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja.ma/, [ja.mə]
  • Hyphenation: ය‧ම

Noun

යම • (yama)

  1. watch (of the night), vigil
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