balmyard
English
noun
Definitions
- (Jamaica) A place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.
Etymology
Compound from English balm + English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area)borrowed from Jamaican Creole balmyard.
Origin
Jamaican Creole
balmyard
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Appleyard English
- Balmer English
- backyard English
- ballyard English
- balm English
- balmless English
- balmlike English
- balmy English
- barnyard English
- beeyard English
- boatyard English
- boneyard English
- brickyard English
- chickenyard English
- chipyard English
- chookyard English
- churchyard English
- clothyard English
- coachyard English
- coalyard English
- courtyard English
- cowyard English
- dockyard English
- dooryard English
- dumpyard English
- dungyard English
- farmyard English
- feedyard English
- foldyard English
- foreyard English
- fowlyard English
- freightyard English
- gaolyard English
- graveyard English
- headyard English
- heart balm English
- henyard English
- hopyard English
- horsebalm English
- innyard English
- jailyard English
- junkyard English
- kailyard English
- kineyerd English
- kirkyard English
- lichyard English
- limeyard English
- lumberyard English
- mainyard English
- meteyard English
- miniyard English
- mooseyard English
- mosque yard English
- niggeryard English
- outyard English
- panyard English
- pineyard English
- railyard English
- rickyard English
- sailyard English
- saleyard English
- schoolyard English
- scrapyard English
- shipyard English
- sideyard English
- stableyard English
- stackyard English
- steelyard English
- stockyard English
- swineyard English
- switchyard English
- tanyard English
- trainyard English
- truckyard English
- vineyard English
- vinyard English
- woodyard English
- yard English
- yard-sale English
- yardage English
- yardarm English
- yardbird English
- yarder English
- yardfowl English
- yardful English
- yardgoat English
- yardgrass English
- yardhorse English
- yardless English
- yardlike English
- yardman English
- yardmaster English
- yardperson English
- yardsale English
- yardsnap English
- yardstick English
- yardwand English
- yardwork English
- jarda Portuguese
- yerd Middle English
- ياردة Arabic
- iarda Catalan, Valencian
- yarda Cebuano
- jaart Afrikaans
- baume Middle French
- yadi Swahili
- 야드 Korean
- iyadi Zulu
- yad Volapük
- Yard Jamaican Creole
- balm Jamaican Creole
- balmyard Jamaican Creole
- yard Jamaican Creole
- yard
- balm
- balmy
- yarder
- Balmer
- cowyard
- yardful
- innyard
- tanyard
- panyard
- hopyard
- henyard
- yardage
- yardman
- outyard
- yardarm
- vinyard
- beeyard
- mainyard
- yardwand
- foreyard
- yardless
- jailyard
- kineyerd
- pineyard
- chipyard
- yardsale
- yardlike
- dumpyard
- farmyard
- kirkyard
- backyard
- woodyard
- meteyard
- limeyard
- foldyard
- yardsnap
- rickyard
- dockyard
- yardbird
- kailyard
- miniyard
- dooryard
- junkyard
- sailyard
- fowlyard
- dungyard
- shipyard
- sideyard
- saleyard
- feedyard
- coalyard
- yardfowl
- yardgoat
- vineyard
- railyard
- lichyard
- headyard
- gaolyard
- boatyard
- boneyard
- balmless
- balmlike
- barnyard
- yardwork
- ballyard
- truckyard
- graveyard
- yardgrass
- swineyard
- coachyard
- stackyard
- clothyard
- yard-sale
- stockyard
- horsebalm
- scrapyard
- chookyard
- Appleyard
- yardstick
- yardhorse
- trainyard
- mooseyard
- brickyard
- steelyard
- courtyard
- yardperson
- heart balm
- lumberyard
- switchyard
- churchyard
- stableyard
- yardmaster
- schoolyard
- niggeryard
- chickenyard
- mosque yard
- freightyard