kem

See also: Kem, kém, kẽm, keṃ, -kem, kem., and кем

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kêm, qem

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kapna, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂wep- (“smoke, seethe”) (compare Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”), Polish kopeć (“soot”)).

Noun

kem m

1. incense

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Dutch

Verb

kem

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kemmen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kemmen

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Meriam

Noun

kem

1. stomach

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian koma, which derives from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian kaame and West Frisian komme.

Verb

kem

1. (Föhr-Amrum) to come

Conjugation

Conjugation of kem

infinitive I	kem
infinitive II	tu kemen
past participle	kimen
imperative singular	kem
imperative plural	kem'em
	present	past
1st-person singular	ik kem	ik kaam
2nd-person singular	dü komst	dü kaamst
3rd-person singular	hi/hat/at komt	hi/hat/at kaam
1st-person dual	wat kem	wat kaam
2nd-person dual	jat kem	jat kaam
1st-person plural	wi kem	wi kaam
2nd-person plural	jam kem	jam kaam
3rd-person plural	jo kem	jo kaam
	perfect	pluperfect
1st-person singular	ik san kimen	ik wiar kimen
2nd-person singular	dü beest kimen	dü wiarst kimen
3rd-person singular	hi/hat/at as kimen	hi/hat/at wiar kimen
1st-person dual	wat san kimen	wat wiar kimen
2nd-person dual	jat san kimen	jat wiar kimen
1st-person plural	wi san kimen	wi wiar kimen
2nd-person plural	jam san kimen	jam wiar kimen
3rd-person plural	jo san kimen	jo wiar kimen
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st-person singular	ik skal kem	ik wal kem
2nd-person singular	dü skääl kem	dü wääl kem
3rd-person singular	hi/hat/at skal kem	hi/hat/at wal kem
1st-person dual	wat skel kem	wat wel kem
2nd-person dual	jat skel kem	jat wel kem
1st-person plural	wi skel kem	wi wel kem
2nd-person plural	jam skel kem	jam wel kem
3rd-person plural	jo skel kem	jo wel kem

Derived terms

• uunkem

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

kem

1. (non-standard since 1959) Alternative form of hvem

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

kem

1. (non-standard since 1959) Alternative form of kven

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Portuguese

Pronoun

kem

1. (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of quem

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɛm˧˧]

Noun

kem

1. cream
2. ice cream

   Synonym: cà rem

3. an ice pop
4. (by extension) an iced smoothie

Derived terms

• kem chống nắng (“sunblock”)
• kem đánh răng (“toothpaste”)
• kem mứt (“sundae”)