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namas

Pronunciation: [²ˈnɑːmɐs]

“namas” is a Lithuanian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. house (residential dwelling)
  2. home (the place where one lives); family estate, homestead
  3. household (the residents of a house)
  4. house (public institution)

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *damús (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *domos, from *dṓm. Cognate with Latvian nams, Proto-Slavic *dȍmъ, Latin domus, Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos), Sanskrit दम (dáma). The etymology seems rather secure despite the irregular sound change from *d- to *n-. The original d may be seen in dialectal api̇̀dėmė (“landplot between two homesteads”); compare the more recently…

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