Cham
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English
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
Cham pl (plural only)
- An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Translations
ethnic group
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Proper noun
Cham
- The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.
- An abugida used to write this language.
Translations
language
Adjective
Cham
- Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.
Translations
pertaining to the Cham people or their language
Further reading
- Western Cham
- ISO 639-3 code cja (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Western Cham, cja
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Western Cham terms
- Eastern Cham
- ISO 639-3 code cjm (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Eastern Cham, cjm
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Eastern Cham terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Cham
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Etymology 3
From Switzerland German Cham.
Proper noun
Cham
- A town in Zug canton, Switzerland.
Translations
Etymology 4
Noun
Cham (plural Chams)
- 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).
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Related terms
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References
- ^ L'étude Euromosaic. "L'arvanite/albanais en Grèce"(English: 'The Arvanite/Albanian in Greece' / German: 'Der Arvanit/Albaner in Griechenland'), year: 2006.
- ^ See Hasluk, 'Christianity and Islam under the Sultans', London, year: 1927.
- ^ "Badlands, Borderlands: A History of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania", Tom Winnifrith, Duckworth, year: 2002, London, page: 219
- ^ Winnifrith, Tom (2002) Badlands, Borderlands: A History of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania, London, UK: Duckworth, →ISBN, retrieved 2009-03-15, page 219
Anagrams
French
Etymology
See cham.
Pronunciation
Noun
Cham m (plural Cham or Chams, feminine Cham)
- A Cham person
Noun
Cham m pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Chams
Related terms
Further reading
- “Cham”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
German
Etymology 1
After the Chamb, a nearby river, itself from Gaulish *Kambos, perhaps meaning “bend” or “curvature”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)
- Cham (a town and rural district of Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany)
Derived terms
- Chamer - relating to Cham
- Chamer - Resident in Cham
- Chamauer - relating to Cham
- Chamauer - Resident in Cham
Etymology 2
From a Celtic word meaning “village”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cham n (proper noun, genitive Chams or (optionally with an article) Cham)
- Cham (a town in Zug canton, Switzerland)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χάμ (Khám).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chām m sg (indeclinable)
- 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
Learned borrowing from Hebrew חָם (Ḥām).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cham m pers
Declension
Declension of Cham
Derived terms
noun
Related terms
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs
Further reading
- Cham in Polish dictionaries at PWN