kam

kam

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

• Wiktionary's coverage of Kamba terms

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.

kam (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Crooked, awry.
   • c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

     This is clean kam.

• “cam, adj. and adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

• AMK, KMA, Mak, ma'k, mak

From Dutch kam.

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kam (plural kamme)

1. comb

• IPA^(key): [ka̠m]

kam (Kana spelling カㇺ)

1. flesh, meat

   unma kam hure.

   Horse meat is red.

• kom — Kosovo

Suppletive. The present, imperfect, and subjunctive are from Proto-Albanian *kapmi, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, to grasp”), cognate with Latin capiō (“take, seize”) and Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, to hold”) (whence English have, German haben (“to have”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban, “to have”)). The other tenses and participle are from Proto-Albanian *pat(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”), cognate with Latin potis (“able, capable”), Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis), Sanskrit पति (páti).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [kam]

kam (aorist pata, participle pasur)

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

• active voice

• kap

• kan, tam

Inherited from Romani kham.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰæm], [ˈcæm]

kam

1. sun

• “kam”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on November 26, 2021, page 141

Other scripts

Cyrillic		кам
Abjad		کام

Borrowed from Classical Persian کام.

• IPA^(key): [cam], [t͡ʃɑm]

kam (definite accusative kamı, plural kamlar)

1. wish, desire

   Synonyms: arzu, dilək, istək

2. pleasure

   Synonyms: ləzzət, zövq

Declension of kam
	singular	plural
nominative	kam	kamlar
definite accusative	kamı	kamları
dative	kama	kamlara
locative	kamda	kamlarda
ablative	kamdan	kamlardan
definite genitive	kamın	kamların

Possessive forms of kam
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kamım	kamlarım
sənin (“your”)	kamın	kamların
onun (“his/her/its”)	kamı	kamları
bizim (“our”)	kamımız	kamlarımız
sizin (“your”)	kamınız	kamlarınız
onların (“their”)	kamı or kamları	kamları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kamımı	kamlarımı
sənin (“your”)	kamını	kamlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	kamını	kamlarını
bizim (“our”)	kamımızı	kamlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	kamınızı	kamlarınızı
onların (“their”)	kamını or kamlarını	kamlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kamıma	kamlarıma
sənin (“your”)	kamına	kamlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	kamına	kamlarına
bizim (“our”)	kamımıza	kamlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	kamınıza	kamlarınıza
onların (“their”)	kamına or kamlarına	kamlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kamımda	kamlarımda
sənin (“your”)	kamında	kamlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	kamında	kamlarında
bizim (“our”)	kamımızda	kamlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	kamınızda	kamlarınızda
onların (“their”)	kamında or kamlarında	kamlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kamımdan	kamlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	kamından	kamlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	kamından	kamlarından
bizim (“our”)	kamımızdan	kamlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	kamınızdan	kamlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	kamından or kamlarından	kamlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	kamımın	kamlarımın
sənin (“your”)	kamının	kamlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	kamının	kamlarının
bizim (“our”)	kamımızın	kamlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	kamınızın	kamlarınızın
onların (“their”)	kamının or kamlarının	kamlarının

• “kam” in Obastan.com.

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kam

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

Onomatopoeic.

kam

1. (Cantonese) to clear one's throat

• kem, 鉗／钳 (qián)

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkam]

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kam

1. where, whither (to what place)

   Antonym: odkud

• “kam”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kam”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

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: ज��्भः (jámbhaḥ, “tooth”), Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”), Polish ząb (“tooth”).

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)

• “kam” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /kɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɑm

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From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth”).

kam m (plural kammen, diminutive kammetje n)

1. a comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
2. (by extension) a ridge or comb-like structure

   De kam van de berg is bedekt met sneeuw. ― The ridge of the mountain is covered in snow.

3. (technical) a cam
4. a bridge (e.g. of a violin)

• Afrikaans: kam
• Berbice Creole Dutch: kam
• Negerhollands: kam
• Skepi Creole Dutch: kam
• → English: cam
  • → Welsh: cam
• → French: came
  • → Romanian: camă
• → Italian: camma
• → Sranan Tongo: kankan, kam, kamm
  • → Aukan: kankan
  • → Saramaccan: kán

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kam

1. inflection of kammen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• mak

Borrowed from Assamese কাম (kam).

kam

1. work

• kam ka·a

• IPA^(key): [kaːm]

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kam

1. first/third-person singular preterite of kommen

• IPA^(key): /kám/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kám]

kam

1. firmly, tightly
2. adamant, insistent

• kam-kam

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

• IPA^(key): /kam/

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.

• tam

• kamiéń, kamiń

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: kam

kam m inan

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

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “kam”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 66
• Sychta, Bernard (1968) “kam”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, 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^[2]
• “kam”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

kam

1. dative of kas

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?

• (why) kodėl
• (why) dėl ko

From Armenian կամ (kam).^[1][2]

kam ?^[3]

1. threshing sledge, threshing board

   Synonyms: cencer, patoz

From Old Norse kambr.

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

1. a comb

• fjellkam
• kamaksel
• åskam

• “kam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse kambr. Akin to English comb.

• IPA^(key): /kɑmː/

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

1. a comb

• bjørnekam
• fjellkam
• kamaksel
• lusekam
• åskam

• “kam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /kam/

kam (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling کم)

1. less
2. inferior

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “kam”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.

• IPA^(key): /kâːm/

kȃm m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑м)

1. (poetic) stone, rock

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamo.

kam (Cyrillic spelling кам)

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

   Synonym: kamo

• kamë, kamjeń

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: kam

kam m inan

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

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ką̃m”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[4] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 429

kam

1. Romanization of 𒄰 (kam)

From Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr,^[1] cognate with Danish kam^[1] and Dutch kam.

That in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm).^[1] Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth (animate)”),^[1] whence also Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”),^[1] Lithuanian žam̃bas, Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ, “tooth”), Russian зуб (zub, “tooth”).

• IPA^(key): /kam/, IPA^(key): [kʰam]

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

• bergskam (mountain ridge)
• vågkam (wave ridge)

• kamma

• mak

Cognate with Persian کم (kam).

kam

1. a few, a little

From English come.

kam

1. come
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:

     Tudak i karamapim bikpela wara na spirit bilong God i go i kam antap long en.

     →New International Version translation

• IPA^(key): /ka˩̰/

kam

1. to be willing, agreeable

   Kuv kam thiab. ― I'm willing.

   Kuv tsis kam mus. ― I won't go.

kam

1. accustomed to

   Noj mov tsi kam. ― Unaccustomed to eating rice.

   Nws sau ntawv tsis kam. ― He isn't accustomed to writing.

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

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[5], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 75.

kam

1. you (plural)

• kom

• IPA^(key): /cam/

kam

1. who