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, 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

• чамо̀тиња

References

• “чама”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024