English

Noun

chama ‎(plural chamas)

1. (East Africa, chiefly Kenya) An informal cooperative society, usually for pooling and investing savings.

Galician

Verb

chama

1. third-person singular present indicative of chamar
2. second-person singular imperative of chamar

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxamˠə/

Adjective

chama

1. Lenited form of cama.

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Used by Pliny the Elder in Naturalis Historia.

Noun

chāma f ‎(genitive chāmae); first declension

1. bivalve, shellfish, clam; cockle

Inflection

First declension.

Noun

chama m ‎(genitive chamatis); third declension

1. lynx

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• chama in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• CHAMA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “chama”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɐ.mɐ/, /ˈʃa.mɐ/
• Hyphenation: cha‧ma
• Rhymes: -ama

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese chama, from Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- ‎(“to shimmer, gleam, shine”) Compare Spanish llama. Doublet of flama.

Noun

chama f (plural chamas)

1. flame

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese chama, from Latin clāmat, from the verb clamō.

Verb

chama

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of chamar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of chamar

Swahili

Noun

chama (ki-vi class, plural vyama)

1. organization, society
2. union
3. party (a political party)
4. club

Derived terms

• mwanachama