Jump to content

kamar

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Cypriot Arabic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Noun

[edit]

kamar m

  1. moon

References

[edit]
  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 395

Faroese

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kamárā).

Noun

[edit]

kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)

  1. (small) room, sleeping room

Declension

[edit]
n29 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
accusative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
dative kamari kamarinum kømurum, kømrum kømrunum
genitive kamars kamarsins kamara kamaranna

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Icelandic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)

  1. privy (outdoor toilet)

Declension

[edit]

Indonesian

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [ˈka.mar]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mar
  • Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Malay kamar, from Dutch kamer (chamber, room), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, vault). Doublet of kamera and kamerad.

Noun

[edit]

kamar (plural kamar-kamar)

  1. chamber, room
    Synonyms: bilik, ruang
    Kamarku di lantai 19.
    My room is on level 19.
Derived terms
[edit]
Descendants
[edit]
  • Petjo: kamar
  • Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

[edit]

From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, moon).

Noun

[edit]

kamar

  1. moon
    Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

Further reading

[edit]

Javanese

[edit]

Romanization

[edit]

kamar

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦩꦂ

Khalaj

[edit]
Perso-Arabic کَمَر

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Persian کمر (kamar).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [kamaɾ]
  • (Xarrâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA(key): [kamaɾ]

Noun

[edit]

kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)

  1. hillside
  2. boulder
  3. (Xarrâbî) tree arch

Declension

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Malay

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [ka.ma(r)]
    • (Etymology 2, alternatively) IPA(key): [qɔ.mar]
  • Rhymes: -mar, -ar
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mar

Etymology 1

[edit]

    From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, vault), from Old Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (something curved), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (to bend, curve). Attested in 1901.[1] Doublet of kamera, kampus, and komrad.

    Noun

    [edit]

    kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)

    1. (chiefly Indonesia) A room or chamber.
      Synonyms: bilik, ruang
    Affixations
    [edit]
    Compounds
    [edit]
    Descendants
    [edit]

    Etymology 2

    [edit]

    From Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

    Noun

    [edit]

    kamar (Jawi spelling قمر)

    1. (uncommon) The moon.
      Synonyms: bulan, alkamar
    Descendants
    [edit]

    Etymology 3

    [edit]

    From Persian کمر (kamar, waist), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, waist, belt, girdle), 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, vault) from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (something curved), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂m-ér-e-ti, from *kh₂em- (to bend, curve). Doublet of kamera and kampus.

    Noun

    [edit]

    kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)

    1. (obsolete) A belt or cummerbund.
      Synonyms: tali pinggang, sabuk, kamarban

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary[1], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 10 November 2024, page 498

    Further reading

    [edit]

    Ternate

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Borrowed from Indonesian kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, vault).

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    kamar

    1. room, chamber
      Synonym: batibati

    References

    [edit]
    • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

    West Makian

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    kamar

    1. a room

    References

    [edit]
    • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics