kam

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See also: Kam, KAM, -kam-, kám, and käm-

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *kambos; compare jamb and Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish cam. Doublet of camous.

Adjective[edit]

kam (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) crooked, awry

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for kam in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Chinese kam.

Adjective[edit]

kam (comparative more kam, superlative most kam)

  1. (colloquial, in reference to a person) weird
  2. (colloquial) awkward

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch kam.

Noun[edit]

kam (plural kamme)

  1. comb

Ainu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kam (Kana spelling カㇺ)

  1. flesh, meat

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Suppletive. The aorist and participle are from Proto-Albanian *pat(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *poti-o-, cognate with Latin potior (“to have a share in, take possession of”).[1] The other forms are from Proto-Albanian *kapmi, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, to grasp”), cognate with Latin capiō (“take, seize”), and akin to Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, to hold”) (whence English have, German haben (“to have”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban, “to have”)). Cf. also Romanian am (“I have”), first-person singular indicative form of avea.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kam (first-person singular past tense pata, participle pasur)

  1. I have
  2. (impersonal, third person) There is

Conjugation[edit]

Standard Albanian conjugation of kam (active voice)
participle
(pjesore) 		pasur
gerund
(përcjellore) 		duke pasur
infinitive
(paskajore) 		për të pasur
singular
(njëjës) 		plural
(shumës)
1st pers.
(veta e 1rë) 		2nd pers.
(veta e 2të) 		3rd pers.
(veta e 3të) 		1st pers.
(veta e 1rë) 		2nd pers.
(veta e 2të) 		3rd pers.
(veta e 3të)
indicative
(dëftore) 		unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(e tashme) 		kam ke ka kemi keni kanë
imperfect
(e pakryer) 		kisha kishe kishte kishim kishit kishin
aorist (simple past)
(e kryer e thjeshtë) 		pata pate pati patëm patët patën
perfect
(e kryer) 		kam pasur ke pasur ka pasur kemi pasur keni pasur kanë pasur
past perfect
(më se e kryer) 		kisha pasur kishe pasur kishte pasur kishim pasur kishit pasur kishin pasur
aorist II (past perfect II)
(e kryer e tejshkuar) 		pata pasur pate pasur pati pasur patëm pasur patët pasur patën pasur
future¹
(e ardhme) 		do të kem do të kesh do të ketë do të kemi do të keni do të kenë
future perfect²
(e ardhme e përparme) 		do të kem pasur do të kesh pasur do të ketë pasur do të kemi pasur do të keni pasur do të kenë pasur
subjunctive
(lidhore) 		unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(e tashme) 		të kem të kesh të ketë të kemi të keni të kenë
imperfect
(e pakryer) 		të kisha të kishe të kishte të kishim të kishit të kishin
perfect
(e kryer) 		të kem pasur të kesh pasur të ketë pasur të kemi pasur të keni pasur të kenë pasur
past perfect
(më se e kryer) 		të kisha pasur të kishe pasur të kishte pasur të kishim pasur të kishit pasur të kishin pasur
conditional¹, ²
(kushtore) 		unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
imperfect
(e pakryer) 		do të kisha do të kishe do të kishte do të kishim do të kishit do të kishin
past perfect
(më se e kryer) 		do të kisha pasur do të kishe pasur do të kishte pasur do të kishim pasur do të kishit pasur do të kishin pasur
optative
(dëshirore) 		unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(e tashme) 		paça paç pastë paçim paçit paçin
perfect
(e kryer) 		paça pasur paç pasur pastë pasur paçim pasur paçit pasur paçin pasur
admirative
(habitore) 		unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(e tashme) 		paskam paske paska paskemi paskeni paskan
imperfect
(pakryer) 		paskësha paskëshe paskësh paskëshim paskëshit paskëshin
perfect
(e kryer) 		paskam pasur paske pasur paska pasur paskemi pasur paskeni pasur paskan pasur
past perfect
(më se e kryer) 		paskësha pasur paskëshe pasur paskësh pasur paskëshim pasur paskëshit pasur paskëshin pasur
imperative
(urdhërore) 		— ti — — ju —
present
(e tashme) 		— ki — — kini —
¹) indicative future identical with conditional present ²) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kam”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 167

Angloromani[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Romani kham, from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá, “hot weather, sunshine”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰæm], [ˈcæm]

Noun[edit]

kam

  1. sun

References[edit]

  • “kam” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.

Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Romanisation of 勤 or 尷.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kam (Cantonese)

  1. (colloquial, in reference to a person) weird
  2. (colloquial) awkward

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: kam

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kam/
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Adverb[edit]

kam

  1. where, whither (to what place)

Antonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kam in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kam in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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)

Inflection[edit]

Declension of kam
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kam kammen kamme kammene
genitive kams kammens kammes kammenes

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Kam

kam m (plural kammen, diminutive kammetje n)

  1. A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
  2. (anatomy etc.; by analogy) A ridge, erect shape
  3. (technical) A cam
  4. bridge (e.g. of a violin)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: kam
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kam
  • Negerhollands: kam
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: kam

Verb[edit]

kam

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kammen
  2. imperative of kammen

Anagrams[edit]

Garo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Assamese কাম (kam).

Noun[edit]

kam

  1. work

Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kam

  1. first/third-person singular indicative past of kommen

Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Ideophone[edit]

kam

  1. firmly, tightly
  2. adamant, insistent

Alternative forms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

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.

See also[edit]

Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kamy.

Noun[edit]

kam m gen. kamienia

  1. A stone, rock, boulder
  2. A shoal, reef (above or below water)

Latvian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kam

  1. dative form of kas

Lithuanian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kam

  1. dative of kas
  2. (pejorative) (interrogative) why, for what reason, what's the reason (literally: who for)
    O kam tau to reikia?
    And why do you barely need this?

Synonyms[edit]

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Armenian կամ (kam).[1][2]

Noun[edit]

kam ?[3]

  1. threshing sledge, threshing board
    Synonyms: cencer, patoz

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կամն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 502b
  2. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2001) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 513
  3. ^ Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 323b

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kambr

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a comb

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kambr. Akin to English comb.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a comb

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Phalura[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kam (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling کم)

  1. less
  2. inferior

References[edit]

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kamy.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kȃm m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑м)

  1. (poetic) stone, rock
Declension[edit]
Declension of kam
singular plural
nominative kȃm kȃmi / kȁmovi
genitive kama kama / kamova
dative kamu kamima / kamovima
accusative kam kame / kamove
vocative kame kȃmi / kȁmovi
locative kamu kamima / kamovima
instrumental kamom kamima / kamovima

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kamo.

Adverb[edit]

kam (Cyrillic spelling кам)

  1. (Kajkavian) where (to), in which direction, whither
Synonyms[edit]

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kam

  1. Romanization of 𒄰 (kam)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of kam 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kam kammen kammar kammarna
Genitive kams kammens kammars kammarnas

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swedish etymological dictionary (article "kam", in Swedish)

Anagrams[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English come

Noun[edit]

kam

  1. come
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Yogad[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kam

  1. you (plural)

Zazaki[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kam

  1. who
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