чам

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Chechen

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Noun

чам (čamclass ?

  1. a taste

Ingush

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Noun

чам (čamclass ?

  1. a taste

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چام (çam).

Pronunciation

Noun

чам (čamm (plural чамови)

  1. fir, pine
  2. pinewood

Declension

Declension of чам
singular plural
indefinite чам (čam) чамови (čamovi)
definite unspecified чамот (čamot) чамовите (čamovite)
definite proximal чамов (čamov) чамовиве (čamovive)
definite distal чамон (čamon) чамовине (čamovine)
vocative чаму (čamu) чамови (čamovi)
count form чама (čama)

Derived terms

References

  • чам” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Nivkh

Etymology

From earlier *camŋ. Compare Evenki шаман.

Pronunciation

Noun

чам (ț’am)

  1. (zoology, Amur) eagle
  2. (Amur) shaman

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چام (çam). Akin to ча́мац (boat) and ча̀мџија.

Pronunciation

Noun

ча̏м m inan (Latin spelling čȁm)

  1. (regional) fir
    Synonym: је́ла

Declension

Declension of чам
singular plural
nominative чам чамови
genitive чама чамова
dative чаму чамовима
accusative чам чамове
vocative чаме чамови
locative чаму чамовима
instrumental чамом чамовима

Derived terms

References

  • чам”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 162