чам

Nivkh

Etymology

Compare Evenki шаман.

Noun

чам (ț’am)

1. (zoology) eagle

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چام (çam). Akin to ча́мац (“boat”) and ча̀мџија.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃâm/

Noun

ча̏м m (Latin spelling čȁm)

1. (regional) fir

Declension

Declension of чам

	singular	plural
nominative	чам	чамови
genitive	чама	чамова
dative	чаму	чамовима
accusative	чам	чамове
vocative	чаме	чамови
locative	чаму	чамовима
instrumental	чамом	чамовима

Synonyms

• је́ла

Derived terms

• ча̏мовина

References

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