чама

From earlier *čamɜ, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ (“shape, face”). Probably related to Finnish haamu, hahmo (“shape; figure”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕama/

чама • (čama)

1. face (front part of the head)

   Synonym: чачо (čačo)

   потмура чама ― potmura čama ― a grim face

2. face, figure

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• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чама”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #1607 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃama]
• Hyphenation: ча‧ма

чама • (čama)

1. count plural of чам m (čam)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьma (Slovene čmeti).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃǎːma/
• Hyphenation: ча‧ма

ча́ма f (Latin spelling čáma)

1. gloom, dreariness, bleakness
2. boredom, lethargy

• чамо̀тиња

• “чама”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025