CHAM

Etymology 1

Noun

Cham pl (plural only)

An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Proper noun

Cham

The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.

Adjective

Cham

Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Cham

A town in Bavaria, Germany.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Cham

A town in Zug, Switzerland.

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).

Synonyms

• Tsam, Tsams

• Albanocham

• Albanophone

• (derogatory) Turco-Cham

• (derogatory) Turco-Albanian

Anagrams

• ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.

Etymology 1

Noun

cham (plural chams)

Archaic spelling of khan.

An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.

Etymology 2

Verb

cham (third-person singular simple present chams, present participle chamming, simple past and past participle chammed)

(obsolete) To chew.

Etymology 3

Contraction

cham

(West Country, obsolete) I am

Anagrams

• ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.

Source: Wiktionary


Cham, v. t. Etym: [See Chap.]

Definition: To chew. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Sir T. More.

Cham, n. Etym: [See Khan.]

Definition: The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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