"bram" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /braːm/ Forms: brama [singulative], bramiet [paucal]
Rhymes: -aːm Etymology: From Sicilian bromu (“jellyfish”), from Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “shipworm”). Compare Italian bruma, Spanish broma. The Sicilian may have been influenced by Latin pulmo (“jellyfish”, literally “lung”). Etymology templates: {{bor|mt|scn|bromu|t=jellyfish}} Sicilian bromu (“jellyfish”), {{der|mt|grc|βρῶμα|t=shipworm}} Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “shipworm”), {{cog|it|bruma}} Italian bruma, {{cog|es|broma}} Spanish broma, {{der|mt|la|pulmo|lit=lung|t=jellyfish}} Latin pulmo (“jellyfish”, literally “lung”)
  1. jellyfish Tags: collective, masculine
    Sense id: en-bram-mt-noun-oOpTKPAy Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "bromu",
        "t": "jellyfish"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
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        "t": "shipworm"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "bruma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian bruma",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "broma"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish broma",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pulmo",
        "lit": "lung",
        "t": "jellyfish"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pulmo (“jellyfish”, literally “lung”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sicilian bromu (“jellyfish”), from Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “shipworm”). Compare Italian bruma, Spanish broma. The Sicilian may have been influenced by Latin pulmo (“jellyfish”, literally “lung”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "brama",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bramiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːm"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "bromu",
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      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian bromu (“jellyfish”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "grc",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “shipworm”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "bruma"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian bruma",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "broma"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish broma",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "la",
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      "tags": [
        "singulative"
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    },
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      "form": "bramiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Maltese masculine nouns",
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        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/aːm",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/aːm/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "jellyfish"
        ]
      ],
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        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/braːm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːm"
    }
  ],
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