Definitions For Cham

Adjective

{{ga-lenition of, cam}}

Noun

potion

Etymology 1

From {{bor, en, fr, cham}}, from {{der, en, tr, han, t=lord, prince}} (borrowed into Arabic, Persian, Mongolian etc.).

Pronunciation

/kæm/

Noun

CHAM (plural CHAMs) {{archaic spelling of, en, khan}} An autocrat or dominant critic, especially w:samuel johnson, samuel johnson.

Etymology 2

See chap.

Verb

chamm (obsolete) To chew.

Etymology 3

from ch- + am, from ich + am.

Contraction

{{en-cont}} (West Country, obsolete) i am

References

{{cite-book, year=1840, first=William, last=Holloway, title=A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=4syg6cR52kgC&pg=PA27, page=27, location=London, publisher=John Russell Smith}}

Anagrams

ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From {{der, gcf, fr, charme}}.

Mutation

{{ga-mut-cons, c, am}}