Cham

See also: cham, chám, ćham, chấm, châm, Châm, chậm, chẩm, and Cham.

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæm/
  • Rhymes: -æm

Noun

Cham pl (plural only)

  1. An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Proper noun

Cham

  1. The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.
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Adjective

Cham

  1. Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.
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Further reading

Etymology 2

From German Cham.

Proper noun

Cham

  1. A town in Bavaria, Germany.
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Etymology 3

From Swiss High German Cham.

Proper noun

Cham

  1. A town in Zug, Switzerland.
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Etymology 4

From Albanian Çam m.

Noun

Cham (plural Chams)

  1. an ethnic Albanian from Çamëri, originally resided in the western part of the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians as Çamëri (engl.: Chameria).[1][2][3][4]
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References
  1. L'étude Euromosaic. "L'arvanite/albanais en Grèce"(English: 'The Arvanite/Albanian in Greece' / German: 'Der Arvanit/Albaner in Griechenland'), year: 2006.
  2. See Hasluk, 'Christianity and Islam under the Sultans', London, year: 1927.
  3. "Badlands, Borderlands: A History of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania", Tom Winnifrith, Duckworth, year: 2002, London, page: 219
  4. Winnifrith, Tom (2002) Badlands, Borderlands: A History of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania‎, London, UK: Duckworth, →ISBN, retrieved 2009-03-15, page 219

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

After the Chamb, a nearby river, itself from Gaulish *Kambos, perhaps meaning “bend” or “curvature”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kaːm]

Proper noun

Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)

  1. Cham (a town in Germany)

Etymology 2

From a Celtic word meaning “village”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xaːm]

Proper noun

Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)

  1. Cham (a town in Switzerland)

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χάμ (Khám).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chām m sg (indeclinable)

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Chāmus

Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Chām
Genitive Chām
Dative Chām
Accusative Chām
Ablative Chām
Vocative Chām

Polish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָם‎ (Ḥām).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: Cham
  • Homophone: cham

Proper noun

Cham m

  1. Ham (son of Noah)

Declension
Declension of Cham
singular
nominative Cham
genitive Chama
dative Chamowi
accusative Chama
instrumental Chamem
locative Chamie
vocative Chamie

Further reading
  • Cham in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Cham in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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