යම

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma, “a night-watch, period or watch of 3 hours”). Cognate to Dhivehi ދަން (dan̊, “watch, vigil”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ma/, [ja.mə]
• Hyphenation: ය‧ම

Noun

යම • (yama)

1. watch (of the night), vigil