čam

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چام (çam). Akin to čámac (boat) and čàmdžija.

Pronunciation

Noun

čȁm m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏м)

  1. (regional) fir
    Synonym: jéla

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References

  • čam”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 162