kamer

From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.mər/

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kamer (plural kamers, diminutive kamertjie)

1. A room, a chamber.

• badkamer
• sitkamer
• slaapkamer

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamɛr]

kamer

1. genitive plural of kamera

From Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.mər/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧mer
• Rhymes: -aːmər

kamer f (plural kamers, diminutive kamertje n)

1. a room, physical chamber in a building
   1. (with the user or owner specified) a bedroom

      Synonym: slaapkamer

      Hij zit al de hele dag in zijn kamer. ― He's been in his bedroom all day.

   2. (Netherlands, with the definite article, often not specified) a living room

      Synonyms: huiskamer, living, woonkamer

      De krant slingert ergens in de kamer. ― The newspaper is laying around somewhere in the living room.

   3. (Netherlands, historical, dated, with the definite article) a special, more luxurious living room (formerly) reserved for use on Sundays and holidays, found in old houses that were inhabited by relatively affluent people

      Synonyms: bestekamer, goede kamer, pronkkamer, zondagskamer

2. (chiefly Netherlands) a non-campus residence for students

   Synonyms: kot, studentenkamer, studentenkot

   op kamers gaan ― to move out of one's parental home to live in a student room

   Er is een enorm tekort aan kamers in veel studentensteden. ― There's a huge shortage of student rooms in many university towns.

3. a board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence

   Het geschil werd voorgelegd aan de geschillenkamer voor een uitspraak. ― The dispute was brought before the disputes board for a ruling.

   De tuchtkamer van de orde van advocaten behandelde de klacht tegen de advocaat. ― The disciplinary court of the bar association handled the complaint against the lawyer.

4. a chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament

   De Tweede Kamer in Nederland heeft wetgevende bevoegdheden. ― The Second Chamber in the Netherlands has legislative powers.

   Het wetsvoorstel werd goedgekeurd door een meerderheid van de kamerleden in de assemblee. ― The bill was approved by a majority of the chamber members in the assembly.

5. a separated section in a structured object, e.g. chamber of a gun

   De kamer van het geweer moet zorgvuldig worden schoongemaakt. ― The chamber of the gun should be cleaned carefully.

   Het mechanisme is vastgelopen vanwege vuil in de kamer van de machine. ― The mechanism has jammed due to dirt in the compartment of the machine.

• Afrikaans: kamer
• Berbice Creole Dutch: kambru
• → Lokono: kambara
• → Malay: kamar
  • Indonesian: kamar
    • → Petjo: kamar
    • → Ternate: kamar
• → Javanese: ꦏꦩꦂ (kamar)
  • > Caribbean Javanese: kamar (inherited)
• → Papiamentu: kamber
• → Peranakan Indonesian: kamer
• → Sranan Tongo: kamra
  • → Aukan: kambaa
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: kamrá
  • → Saramaccan: kámba
• → Sinhalese: කාමරය (kāmaraya)
• →? Trió: kama

• maker

Borrowed from Dutch kamer (“room”).

kamer

1. room

   Synonym: pangkeng

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قمر, from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

kamer (definite accusative kameri, plural kamerler)

1. (archaic) A moon.

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