чама

Erzya
Цёрань чама.

Etymology

From earlier *čamɜ, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ (“shape, face”). Probably related to Finnish haamu, hahmo (“shape; figure”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕama/

Noun

чама • (čama)

  1. face (front part of the head)
    Synonym: чачо (čačo)
    потмура чама ― potmura čama ― a grim face
  2. face, figure

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чама”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1607 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃama]
  • Hyphenation: ча‧ма

Noun

чама • (čama)

  1. count plural of чам m (čam)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьma (Slovene čmeti).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǎːma/
  • Hyphenation: ча‧ма

Noun

ча́ма f (Latin spelling čáma)

  1. gloom, dreariness, bleakness
  2. boredom, lethargy

Declension
Declension of чама
singular plural
nominative чама чаме
genitive чаме чама
dative чами чамама
accusative чаму чаме
vocative чамо чаме
locative чами чамама
instrumental чамом чамама

Synonyms

References
  • “чама” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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