čam

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چام (çam). Akin to čámac (“boat”) and čàmdžija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃâm/

Noun

čȁm m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏м)

1. (regional) fir

Declension

Declension of čam

	singular	plural
nominative	čam	čamovi
genitive	čama	čamova
dative	čamu	čamovima
accusative	čam	čamove
vocative	čame	čamovi
locative	čamu	čamovima
instrumental	čamom	čamovima

Synonyms

• jéla

Derived terms

• čȁmovina

References

• “čam” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 162