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យាម

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit याम (yāma, time). Cognate with Thai ยาม (yaam).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic យាម
yām
WT romanisation yiəm
(standard) IPA(key) /jiəm/

Noun

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យាម (yiəm)

  1. guard, watchman
  2. shift, watch (period of 4 hours dividing the 12 hours of the night in three watches)
  3. auspices, signs of the future, prediction

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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យាម

  1. Khmer script form of yāma, which is first-person plural present/imperative active of យាតិ (yāti, to go)