jem

See also: Jem, jém, jèm, and -jem

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jɛm]

Verb

të jem

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of jam

Verb

le të jem

1. first-person singular present jussive of jam

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *jēm.

Noun

jem

1. fodder (in Latin)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “jem”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

jem

1. a dream

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English jam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɛm]
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Hyphenation: jèm

Noun

jem (Jawi spelling جيم, plural jem-jem, informal 1st possessive jemku, 2nd possessive jemmu, 3rd possessive jemnya)

1. jam:
   1. A type of food that is usually spread onto bread, biscuits and others.

      jem strawberi ― strawberry jam

   2. (colloquial) Traffic congestion.

      Risau kalau keluar lambat tersangkut dalam jem pulak.

      I'm worried we'll get stuck in a jam if we go out late.

Adjective

jem (Jawi spelling جيم)

1. (colloquial) Unable to work due to a part of it being stuck; jammed.

Further reading

• “jem” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Syllabification: jem

Verb

jem

1. first-person singular present indicative of jeść

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jem]

Verb

jem

1. first-person singular present of jesť

Slovene

Verb

jem

1. first-person singular present of jesti

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English jam.

Noun

jem

1. jam