jamo

See also: Jāmo̧

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 자모(字母) (jamo).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ja‧mo

Noun

jamo (plural jamos or jamo)

1. Any of the 24 building blocks of the Korean (Hangeul) alphabet.

Synonyms

• chamo

Translations

jamo - Korean letters, building blocks of Hangeul

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 韓語字母／韩语字母 (hányǔ zìmǔ), 諺文字母／谚文字母 (yànwén zìmǔ), 朝鮮字母／朝鲜字母 (cháoxiān zìmǔ)

• Japanese: 字母 (ja) (じぼ, jibo), ハングルの字母 (hanguru no jibo), 朝鮮字母 (Chōsen jibo)
• Korean: 자모(字母) (ko) (jamo), 낱소리 (natsori)
• Russian: чамо́ (ru) f or n (čamó), нассо́ри f or n (nassóri)
• Vietnamese: chamo, tự mẫu (字母 (vi))

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• iamo

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ad modo. Compare Romanian amu, Aromanian amo, acmo.

Adverb

jamo

1. now
2. yet
3. still

Related terms

• mut

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jamaica.

Noun

jamo

1. (sometimes derogatory) A term for Jamaicans, sometimes perceived as having derogatory connotations.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.mɔ/
• Rhymes: -amɔ
• Syllabification: ja‧mo

Noun

jamo f

1. vocative singular of jama

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jamo (Cyrillic spelling јамо)

1. vocative singular of jama