kamar

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Cypriot Arabic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

Noun

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kamar m

  1. moon

References

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  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 395

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kamárā).

Noun

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kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)

  1. (small) room, sleeping room

Declension

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n29 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
Accusative kamar kamarið kømur kømrini
Dative kamari kamarinum kømurum/kømrum kømrunum
Genitive kamars kamarsins kamara kamaranna

Derived terms

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See also

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)

  1. privy (outdoor toilet)

Declension

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    Declension of kamar
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kamar kamarinn kamrar kamrarnir
accusative kamar kamarinn kamra kamrana
dative kamri kamrinum kömrum kömrunum
genitive kamars kamarsins kamra kamranna

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈka.mar]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mar
  • Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Dutch kamer (chamber, room), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, vault). Doublet of kamera and kamerad.

Noun

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kamar (plural kamar-kamar, first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

  1. chamber, room
    Synonyms: bilik, ruang
    Kamarku di lantai 19.
    My room is on level 19.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Malay: kamar
  • Petjo: kamar
  • Ternate: kamar

Etymology 2

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From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, moon).

Noun

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kamar (first-person possessive kamarku, second-person possessive kamarmu, third-person possessive kamarnya)

  1. moon
    Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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kamar

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦩꦂ

Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic کَمَر

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian کمر (kamar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kamaɾ]
  • (Xarrâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA(key): [kamaɾ]

Noun

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kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)

  1. hillside
  2. boulder
  3. (Xarrâbî) tree arch

Declension

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References

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  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Ternate

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, vault).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamar

  1. room, chamber
    Synonym: batibati

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

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Etymology

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From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamar

  1. a room

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics