asham

English

Noun

asham (uncountable)

1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.
   • 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 682:

     I’m looking at damn coconut drops and feel like asking if they have any dukunnu, asham or jackass corn.

Anagrams

• Hamas, Maahs, Masha, amahs, hamsa, hasma, masha, shama

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri ashâm (“fasting during Ramadan”), from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔá.ʃám/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔá.ʃáŋ]

Noun

asham m

1. (Islam) tarawih (extra prayers at night during Ramadan)

Ojibwe

Verb

asham (changed conjunct form eshamaad, reduplicated form ayasham)

1. feed

   Indaga naa asham a'awe.

   You'd better feed him.

2. serve food to

Derived terms

• ashandiwag
• ashandiwin
• ashandizo
• ashange

Related terms

• ashandan

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/asham-vta