klamm

Meaning

1. clammy, damp, unpleasantly moist (e.g. of fabrics, the air in a room)
2. cold
3. cash-strapped

Concepts

clammy

damp

watery

wet

numb

cash-strapped

fresh

humid

moist

Synonyms

feucht

feuchtkalt

knapp bei Kasse

verfroren

nasskalt

steifgefroren

naß

steif

kühl und feucht

starr

finanziellen Engpass haben

in pekuniärer Verlegenheit

knapp dran

bedürftig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klam/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: klam

Inherited from Old High German: klam

Cognate with Dutch: klam

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.