झेम

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Kannada ಜೊಂಪು (jompu, “sleep”). Compare Marathi झोप (jhop).

Noun

झेम (jhê̄m) (Latin script jhem, Kannada script ಝೇಮ್)

  1. sleepiness, drowsiness
  2. the urge to yawn
  3. a yawn
  • झेमप (jhêmap, “to yawn, be drowsy”)
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