klamm
Meaning
- clammy, damp, unpleasantly moist (e.g. of fabrics, the air in a room)
- cold
- cash-strapped
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/klam/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German klam (“narrow, tight, solid”), from Old High German klam, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan (“to smear with clay”). The modern sense is chiefly Central and Low German (Middle Low German klam). Cognate with Dutch klam. Also related with English clammy.
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