English word origin

Etymology of Cham

Borrowed from Eastern Cham ꨌꩌ

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.

adj

Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.

name

The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people. · An abugida used to write this language.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Eastern Cham ꨌꩌ

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Borrowed-form mentionꨌꩌcjm

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Source etymology 2

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name

A town in Bavaria, Germany.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from German Cham.

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Borrowed-form mentionChamde

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Source etymology 3

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name

A town in Zug canton, Switzerland.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Switzerland German Cham.

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Source etymology 4

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noun

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).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Albanian Çam m.

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Borrowed-form mentionÇamsq

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Source etymology 5

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name

A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hokkien 詹 (Chiam).

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Borrowed-form mention詹nan-hbl

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