យំ

See also: យ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *jaam (“to weep”). Cognate with Mon ယာံ and dialectal Vietnamese dám. Munda cognates include Korku [jaːm] ("to cry, to weep").

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic យំ
yṃ
WT romanisation yum
(standard) IPA(key) /jum/

Verb

យំ • (yum) (abstract noun ការយំ)

  1. to weep, shed tears; to cry
  2. to sing (of birds); to chirp (of crickets)

Pali

Alternative forms

Pronoun

យំ

  1. Khmer script form of yaṃ, which is masculine accusative singular of យ (ya, “who (m)”)
  2. Khmer script form of yaṃ, which is feminine accusative singular of យា (yā, “who (f)”)
  3. Khmer script form of yaṃ, which is neuter nominative/accusative singular of យ (ya, “which”)
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