dam

Meaning

1. roof
2. cowshed, sheep cote (a structure where animals are held)
3. (figuratively, informal) lockup, jail

Concepts

roof

ceiling

cowhouse

cowshed

byre

housetop

queen

👸

girl

👧

Synonyms

çatı

satıh

bayan

👩

kız

👧

haspa

kadın

👩

çocuk

🧒

Translations

Dach

toit

Dame

tetto

dama

tejado

courverture

teulat

dak

Dächer

Viehstall

κορίτσι

νέα

Mädel

👧

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɑm/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: طام

Cognate with Uyghur: تام

Cognate with Korean: 담

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish طام (dam), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tam), from Proto-Turkic *tām. Cognate with Uyghur تام (tam, “wall”).
Compare Korean 담 (dam, “wall”).