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чем

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Northern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yē-. Doublet of дьем (dʹyem). Cognate to Tuvan чем (çem), etc.

Noun

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чем (čem)

  1. bait

See also

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References

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  • N.N Tydykov, editor (2004), “чем”, in Tematičeskij slovarʹ severnyx dialektov altajskovo jazyka [Altaic Litarary word and North Altai dialect thematic Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: Surazakova altajstika institut, →ISBN, page 113

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕem]
  • Audio:(file)

Conjunction

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чем (čem)

  1. than
    лу́чше по́здно, чем никогда́lúčše pózdno, čem nikogdábetter late than never
  2. instead of, rather
    Чем языко́м трепа́ть, пошёл бы помо́г кому́-либо.
    Čem jazykóm trepátʹ, pošól by pomóg komú-libo.
    Rather than wagging your tongue, better go and help someone.

Pronoun

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чем (čem)

  1. instrumental of что (što)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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чем (čom)

  1. alternative spelling of чём (čom)

Anagrams

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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че̏м ? (Latin spelling čȅm)

  1. what (locative)

Declension

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Tuvan

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Noun

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чем (çem) (definite accusative чемни, plural чемнер)

  1. food, meal