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See also: Kam, KAM, -kam-, kám, and käm-

Translingual

Symbol

kam

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kamba.

English

Etymology

From Welsh cam (“bent, crooked, distorted”), from Middle Welsh cam, from Old Welsh cam, from Proto-Brythonic *kam, from Proto-Celtic *kambos.

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cam, Irish cam, French camus (“flat-nosed”) and more distantly Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós, “crooked, bent, bow-legged”). Doublet of camous.

Adjective

kam (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Crooked, awry.

References

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kam.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kam (plural kamme)

  1. comb

Ainu

Pronunciation

Noun

kam (Kana spelling カㇺ)

  1. flesh, meat
    unma kam hure.
    Horse meat is red.

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Suppletive. The aorist and participle are from Proto-Albanian *pat(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *poti-o-, cognate with Latin potior (“to have a share in, take possession of”). The other forms are from Proto-Albanian *kapmi, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, to grasp”), cognate with Latin capiō (“take, seize”), and akin to Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, to hold”) (whence English have, German haben (“to have”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban, “to have”)). Cf. also Romanian am (“I have”), first-person singular indicative form of avea.

Pronunciation

Verb

kam (aorist pata, participle pasur)

  1. to have
  2. (impersonal, third person) there is

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of kam (active voice)

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participle pasur
gerund duke pasur
infinitive për të pasur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present kam ke ka kemi keni kanë
imperfect kisha kishe kishte kishim kishit kishin
aorist pata pate pati patëm patët patën
perfect kam pasur ke pasur ka pasur kemi pasur keni pasur kanë pasur
past perfect kisha pasur kishe pasur kishte pasur kishim pasur kishit pasur kishin pasur
aorist II pata pasur pate pasur pati pasur patëm pasur patët pasur patën pasur
future1 do të kem do të kesh do të ketë do të kemi do të keni do të kenë
future perfect2 do të kem pasur do të kesh pasur do të ketë pasur do të kemi pasur do të keni pasur do të kenë pasur
subjunctive present të kem të kesh të ketë të kemi të keni të kenë
imperfect të kisha të kishe të kishte të kishim të kishit të kishin
perfect të kem pasur të kesh pasur të ketë pasur të kemi pasur të keni pasur të kenë pasur
past perfect të kisha pasur të kishe pasur të kishte pasur të kishim pasur të kishit pasur të kishin pasur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të kisha do të kishe do të kishte do të kishim do të kishit do të kishin
past perfect do të kisha pasur do të kishe pasur do të kishte pasur do të kishim pasur do të kishit pasur do të kishin pasur
optative present paça paç pastë paçim paçit paçin
perfect paça pasur paç pasur pastë pasur paçim pasur paçit pasur paçin pasur
admirative present paskam paske paska paskemi paskeni paskan
imperfect paskësha paskëshe paskësh paskëshim paskëshit paskëshin
perfect paskam pasur paske pasur paska pasur paskemi pasur paskeni pasur paskan pasur
past perfect paskësha pasur paskëshe pasur paskësh pasur paskëshim pasur paskëshit pasur paskëshin pasur
imperative present — ki — — kini —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kam”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167

Angloromani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Romani kham.

Pronunciation

Noun

kam

  1. sun

References

  • “kam”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 26, 2021, page 141

Chinese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 尷? related to English camp?”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

kam

  1. (Cantonese, of people) cringy; weird; awkward
  2. (Cantonese, of event or action) cringy; embarrassing

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

kam

  1. (Cantonese) to clear one's throat
Alternative forms

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kamo, from Proto-Slavic *kamo.

Pronunciation

Adverb

kam

  1. where, whither (to what place)
    Antonym: odkud

Further reading

  • kam in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kam in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kam in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, Norwegian, Swedish kam, English comb, German Kamm. The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth, peg”), which is also the source of Sanskrit: जम्भः (jámbhaḥ, “tooth”), Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Polish ząb (“tooth”).

Noun

kam c (singular definite kammen, plural indefinite kamme)

  1. comb
  2. crest (of an animal)
  3. loin, back (of a butchered animal)
  4. ridge (of a mountain)

Declension

Declension of kam
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kam kammen kamme kammene
genitive kams kammens kammes kammenes

Derived terms

References

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kam

kam m (plural kammen, diminutive kammetje n)

  1. A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
  2. (anatomy etc.; by analogy) A ridge, erect shape
  3. (technical) A cam
  4. bridge (e.g. of a violin)

Derived terms

Descendants

Verb

kam

  1. inflection of kammen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese কাম (kam).

Noun

kam

  1. work

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

Verb

kam

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of kommen

Hausa

Pronunciation

Ideophone

kam

  1. firmly, tightly
  2. adamant, insistent

Alternative forms

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quam. The initial qu was changed to k so as not to cause confusion with the word with quan.

Pronunciation

Adverb

kam

  1. than, as, to (in comparison)
    La karno esas plu fresha kam la fisho. ― The meat is fresher than the fish.
    Co esas tam utila kam to. ― This one is as useful as that one.

See also

Kashubian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkam/
  • Syllabification: kam

Noun

kam m inan

  1. stone (piece of rock that has been separated)

Declension

Declension of kam
singular plural
nominative kam kamë/kamienie
genitive kama/kamienia kamów/kamieniów
dative kamòwi/kamieniowi kamóm/kamienióm
accusative kam kamë/kamienie
instrumental kamã/kamieniã kamama/kamieniama
locative kamie/kamieniu kamach/kamieniach
vocative kamie/kamieniu kamë/kamienie

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “kam”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego‎ (in Kashubian), page 66
  • Bernard Sychta (1967-1973) “kam”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 2, page 125
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “kamień”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “kamień”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “kam”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latvian

Pronoun

kam

  1. dative of kas

Lithuanian

Pronoun

kam

  1. dative of kas
  2. (derogatory) (interrogative) why, for what reason, what's the reason (literally: who for)
    O kam tau to reikia?
    And why do you barely need this?

Synonyms

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian կամ (kam).

Noun

kam ?

  1. threshing sledge, threshing board
    Synonyms: cencer, patoz

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կամն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 502b
  2. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 513
  3. ^ Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 323b

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr.

Noun

kam m (definite singular kammen, indefinite plural kammer, definite plural kammene)

  1. a comb

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr. Akin to English comb.

Pronunciation

Noun

kam m (definite singular kammen, indefinite plural kammar, definite plural kammane)

  1. a comb

Derived terms

References

Phalura

Etymology

From Urdu کم (kam), from Persian کم (kam).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kam (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling کم)

  1. less
  2. inferior

References

  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.

Pronunciation

Noun

kȃm m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑м)

  1. (poetic) stone, rock
Declension
Declension of kam
singular plural
nominative kȃm kȃmi / kȁmovi
genitive kama kama / kamova
dative kamu kamima / kamovima
accusative kam kame / kamove
vocative kame kȃmi / kȁmovi
locative kamu kamima / kamovima
instrumental kamom kamima / kamovima

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamo.

Adverb

kam (Cyrillic spelling кам)

  1. (Kajkavian) where (to), in which direction, whither
    Synonym: kamo

Sumerian

Romanization

kam

  1. Romanization of 𒄰 (kam)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, cognate with Danish kam and Dutch kam.

That in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”), whence also Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Lithuanian žam̃bas, Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kam c

  1. a comb for grooming hair
  2. a comb, a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles
  3. a crest, summit of a hill or mountain ridge
  4. a crest, ridge of a wave
  5. a cam, a part of an engine

Declension

Declension of kam 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kam kammen kammar kammarna
Genitive kams kammens kammars kammarnas

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swedish etymological dictionary (article "kam", in Swedish)

Anagrams

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian کم (kam).

Adverb

kam

  1. a few, a little

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English come.

Noun

kam

  1. come

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. The "accustomed to" meaning is very likely borrowed from Chinese 慣／惯 (guàn, “to become accustomed”). The "willing, agreeable" meaning seems to be a semantic extension of the "accustomed to" meaning. Or perhaps it's from 敢 (gǎn, “dare to”)? Or maybe it's native Hmongic or from some other source?”

Verb

kam

  1. to be willing, agreeable
    Kuv kam thiab. ― I'm willing.
    Kuv tsis kam mus. ― I won't go.

Adverb

kam

  1. accustomed to
    Noj mov tsi kam. ― Unaccustomed to eating rice.
    Nws sau ntawv tsis kam. ― He isn't accustomed to writing.

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Perhaps borrowed from Chinese 幹／干 (gàn, “trunk; (colloquial) to do”) or 關／关 (guān, “to concern”)?”

Noun

kam (classifier: tus)

  1. business, affairs
    Koj muaj kam dab tsi? ― What is your business? What do you want?
    kam teb chaws ― national affairs; national politics

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 75.

Yogad

Pronoun

kam

  1. you (plural)

Zazaki

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kam

  1. who
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