injam

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • njam (sometimes after a vowel, but is i is mostly considered part of the stem)

Etymology

From Sicilian lignami (“wood”), from Vulgar Latin *lignamen, from Latin lignum. The initial l- was reinterpreted as the Sicilian and/or Maltese definite article. Cognate with Italian legname, Spanish leñame.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈjaːm/

Noun

injam m

  1. wood

See also
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