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yamen

/ˈjɑːmən/

yamen noun: a residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.

yamen: a residence of an official of the Chinese Empire
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Noun

yamen (plural yamens)

  1. A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.

yamen meaning in Tamil

yamen in Tamil

சீன ஆட்சியாளரின் பணிமனை இல்லம்

Forms of yamen

pluralyamens
alternative formyamun

Origin of yamen

From Mandarin 衙門／衙门 (yámen).

Questions about yamen

What does yamen mean?
Yamen means a residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.
What is yamen in Tamil?
Yamen in Tamil is சீன ஆட்சியாளரின் பணிமனை இல்லம். See Yamen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is yamen?
Yamen is a noun.
How do you pronounce yamen?
Yamen is pronounced /ˈjɑːmən/.
What is the plural of yamen?
The plural of yamen is yamens.

Words near yamen in the dictionary

  1. yamelka
  2. yamelkas
  3. yamelke
  4. yamelkes
  5. Yamels
  6. yamen
  7. yamens
  8. Yameo
  9. Yamhad
  10. Yamhadian
  11. Yamhadians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yamen (page history and authors); yamen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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