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ים
‘sea’

ים
יָם
־ען
דער
'sea'

ETYMOLOGY

a for old kamatz -- a relic of the pre-Ashkenazic pronunciation {מאַקס ווײַנרײַך, געשיכטע פֿון דער ייִדישער שפּראַך, 2: 12}
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WESTERN

jɔm {Whole Hebrew} {NORTHWESTERN, Katz 1982: 116}

Holland (Netherlands)

Jam [HOLLAND, Beem, Jerosche]
- Der geit es jam schpalten. 'Said of someone who appears with a large or luxurious walking stick.' {Jerosche №372}

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

jam {WTCP, Budapest, Hutterer 1965: 131}

CENTRAL

jɔm {Whole Hebrew} {Katz 1982: 116}

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

jam m. 'Meer' {ETCP, Beranek 1941}

HASIDIC

AMERICA

bɩˈdgas haˈjɔm - ɔf də fɪš fɪn jam בִּדְגַת הַיָּם — אויף די פֿיש פֿון ים 'on the fish of the sea' (Whole Hebrew)

NORTHEASTERN

jɔm {Whole Hebrew} {Katz 1982: 116}