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Greek
Alternative forms
- χάμου (chámou) (vernacular, pronunciation in several idioms)
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χάμω (khámō), from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.mo/
- Hyphenation: χά‧μω
Adverb
χάμω • (chámo)
- (informal) down, on the ground, on the floor
- Βάλ' το χάμω. ― Vál' to chámo. ― Put(singular) it down.
Mην πετάς τα σκουπίδια χάμω!- Min petás ta skoupídia chámo!
- Don't throw rubbish on the ground.
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Further reading
- “χάμω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998