kamar
Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قَمَر (qamar).
Noun
kamar
- moon
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kamárā).
Noun
kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)
- (small) room, sleeping room
Declension
| 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
- sovikamar
- spískamar
See also
- song
- koddi
- svøvnposi
- svøvnur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰaːmar/
- Rhymes: -aːmar
Noun
kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)
- privy (outdoor toilet)
Declension
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kamar | kamarinn | kamrar | kamrarnir |
| accusative | kamar | kamarinn | kamra | kamrana |
| dative | kamri | kamrinum | kömrum | kömrunum |
| genitive | kamars | kamarsins | kamra | kamranna |
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈka.mar]
- Hyphenation: ka‧mar
- Rhymes: -ar
Etymology 1
Borrowed 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
kamar (plural kamar-kamar, first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)
- chamber, room
- Synonyms: bilik, ruang
Derived terms
- berkamar
- kamar arnes
- kamar baca
- kamar belajar
- kamar besi
- kamar bola
- kamar dagang
- kamar dingin
- kamar gas
- kamar gelap
- kamar hias
- kamar insang
- kamar isolasi
- kamar jenazah
- kamar kecil
- kamar keluarga
- kamar kersik
- kamar makan
- kamar mandi
- kamar mati
- kamar mayat
- kamar obrol
- kamar pas
- kamar pengantin
- kamar perdata
- kamar perkawinan
- kamar peta
- kamar peti kemas
- kamar pidana
- kamar susu
- kamar tamu
- kamar tidur
- kamar tunggu
Descendants
- → Malay: kamar
- → Petjo: kamar
- → Ternate: kamar
Etymology 2
From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, “moon”).
Noun
kamar (first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)
- moon
- Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar
Further reading
- “kamar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Etymology
From Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).
Noun
kamar
- room (within building)
Ternate
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈka.maɾ/
Noun
kamar
- room, chamber
- Synonym: batibati
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Etymology
From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.mar̪/
Noun
kamar
- a room
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics