"cham" meaning in English

See cham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Etymology: From ch- + am, from ich + am. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ch-|am}} ch- + am Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} cham, {{en-cont}} cham
  1. (West Country, obsolete) I am Tags: West-Country, contraction, obsolete Synonyms: I'm
    Sense id: en-cham-en-contraction-r6SXRV83 Categories (other): West Country English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /kæm/ Forms: chams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Etymology: From French cham, from Turkish han (“lord, prince”) (borrowed into Arabic, Persian, Mongolian etc.). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cham}} French cham, {{der|en|tr|han|t=lord, prince}} Turkish han (“lord, prince”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cham (plural chams)
  1. Archaic spelling of khan. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: khan
    Sense id: en-cham-en-noun-079yBUiZ
  2. An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
    Sense id: en-cham-en-noun-a76XPNYJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ch-, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 30 53 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ch-: 8 21 41 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 6 34 7 12 22 5 2 2 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 34 7 11 22 5 2 2 3 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: chams [present, singular, third-person], chamming [participle, present], chammed [participle, past], chammed [past]
Etymology: See chap. Head templates: {{en-verb}} cham (third-person singular simple present chams, present participle chamming, simple past and past participle chammed)
  1. (obsolete) To chew. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cham-en-verb-CclXbCdW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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