лам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Uncertain. Either a long grade of Bulgarian лом (lom, “fracture, cleft”) or from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lṓˀmas, cognate with Lithuanian lúomas (“fraction, caste, estate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫam]
  • (file)

Noun

лам • (lam) m

  1. (dialectal, colloquial) hole, chasm, fault (geological formation)
    Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), трап (trap), ду́па (dúpa), разло́м (razlóm)

Declension

  • ло́мя (lómja, “to fracture, to spall”) (possibly)

References

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *lām.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlam/

Noun

лам • (lam) class bd (plural лаьмнаш)

  1. mountain

Lezgi

Etymology

Akin to Budukh лем (lem).

Noun

лам • (lam)

  1. donkey, ass

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (lama), from Classical Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɮäm/

Noun

лам • (lam) (Mongolian spelling ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (lama), definite plural лам нар); (regular declension)

  1. lama

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫam]
  • (file)

Noun

лам • (lam) f anim pl or m anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of ла́ма (láma)
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