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Translingual
Symbol
kem
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kemak.
See also
Ainu
Pronunciation
Noun
kem (Kana spelling ケㇺ)
- blood
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *kapna, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂wep- (“smoke, seethe”) (compare Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”), Polish kopeć (“soot”)).
Noun
kem m
- incense
Dutch
Verb
kem
- inflection of kemmen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Icelandic
Verb
kem
- first-person singular present indicative active of koma
Malay
Etymology
From English camp.
Pronunciation
Noun
kém (Jawi spelling کيم, plural kem-kem)
- camp
Synonyms
- (standard Indonesian) kamp
Further reading
Meriam
Noun
kem
- stomach
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian koma, which derives from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognates include West Frisian komme.
Verb
kem
- (Föhr-Amrum) to come
Usage notes
- Kem is the only (underived) verb whose imperative is distinct from the infinitive I. The other highly irregular verbs are skel, wed, wees, wel.
Conjugation
| infinitive I
|
kem
|
| infinitive II
|
(tu) kemen
|
| past participle
|
kimen
|
| imperative singular
|
kom
|
| imperative plural
|
kom’m
|
|
|
present
|
past
|
| 1st singular
|
kem
|
kaam
|
| 2nd singular
|
komst
|
kaamst
|
| 3rd singular
|
komt
|
kaam
|
| plural
|
kem
|
kaam
|
|
|
perfect
|
pluperfect
|
| 1st singular
|
san kimen
|
wiar kimen
|
| 2nd singular
|
beest kimen
|
wiarst kimen
|
| 3rd singular
|
as kimen
|
wiar kimen
|
| plural
|
san kimen
|
wiar kimen
|
|
|
future (skel)
|
future (wel)
|
| 1st singular
|
skal kem
|
wal kem
|
| 2nd singular
|
skääl kem
|
wääl kem
|
| 3rd singular
|
skal kem
|
wal kem
|
| plural
|
skel kem
|
wel kem
|
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronoun
kem
- form removed with the spelling reform of 1959; superseded by hvem
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronoun
kem
- (dialectal, Trøndersk, non-standard since 1959) alternative form of kven (“who”)
- Det er itj lett å våttå kem som ska vinn' kappleiken idag
- It is not easy to know who is going to win the competition today
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German keinem.
Pronunciation
Determiner
kem
- dative masculine/neuter of ken: no; not a(n); not one; not any
Declension
Portuguese
Pronoun
kem
- (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of quem
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kem. Cognate to Southern Altai кем (kem), Turkish kim, etc.
Pronoun
kem
- who
References
Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “kem”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kem (“illness”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kem
- bad, evil, wicked
Noun
kem (definite accusative kemi, plural kemler)
- (archaic) illness
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from French crème. Doublet of cà lem and cà rem.
Pronunciation
Noun
kem
- cream
(classifier cây, que) kem
- ice cream
- Synonym: cà rem
- ice pop
- (by extension) iced smoothie
Derived terms
Zou
Noun
kem
- mouth
References