Яма

See also: яма

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjamə]
  • Hyphenation: Я́‧ма

Etymology 1

From я́ма (jáma, pit).

Proper noun

Я́ма • (Jáma) f inan (genitive Я́мы, nominative plural Я́мы, genitive plural Ям)

  1. Yama (a river in Saratov Oblast, Russia)
  2. Yama (a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia)
  3. Yama (the previous name of the city of Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Declension

Etymology 2

Short for Я́мбург (Jámburg).

Proper noun

Я́ма • (Jáma) f inan (genitive Я́мы, nominative plural Я́мы, genitive plural Ям)

  1. Yama (the previous name of the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
Declension
Alternative forms
  • Ям (Jam)
Descendants
  • Finnish: Jaama
  • Ingrian: Jaama
  • Votic: Jaama

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yama).

Alternative forms

  • Йама (Jama)

Proper noun

Я́ма • (Jáma) m anim (genitive Я́мы, nominative plural Я́мы, genitive plural Ям)

  1. (Buddhism) Yama (deity in Hinduism, Buddhism)
Declension
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