čam
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چام (çam). Akin to čámac (“boat”) and čàmdžija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃâm/
Noun
čȁm m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏м)
- (regional) fir
Declension
Declension of čam
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | čam | čamovi |
| genitive | čama | čamova |
| dative | čamu | čamovima |
| accusative | čam | čamove |
| vocative | čame | čamovi |
| locative | čamu | čamovima |
| instrumental | čamom | čamovima |
Synonyms
- jéla
Derived terms
- čȁmovina
References
- “čam” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 162