"cham" meaning in Macanese

See cham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃaŋ/, /t͡ʃɐŋ/ Forms: cham-cham [plural], chám [alternative]
Etymology: From Portuguese chão (“ground”), inherited from Latin plānum (“level ground”). Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|chão|t=ground}} Portuguese chão (“ground”), {{der|mzs|la|plānum|t=level ground}} Latin plānum (“level ground”) Head templates: {{head|mzs|noun|plural|cham-cham}} cham (plural cham-cham)
  1. ground
    Sense id: en-cham-mzs-noun-27O1DlnH Categories (other): Macanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. soil
    Sense id: en-cham-mzs-noun-6T1ZoCFj Categories (other): Macanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "chão",
        "t": "ground"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese chão (“ground”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "plānum",
        "t": "level ground"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin plānum (“level ground”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese chão (“ground”), inherited from Latin plānum (“level ground”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cham-cham",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chám",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "cham-cham"
      },
      "expansion": "cham (plural cham-cham)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ground"
      ],
      "id": "en-cham-mzs-noun-27O1DlnH",
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Flowers picked from the soil of Hong Kong",
          "text": "Fu-fula semea na cham di Hong-Gong",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "soil"
      ],
      "id": "en-cham-mzs-noun-6T1ZoCFj",
      "links": [
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃaŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɐŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cham"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Macanese lemmas",
    "Macanese nouns",
    "Macanese terms derived from Latin",
    "Macanese terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "chão",
        "t": "ground"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese chão (“ground”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "plānum",
        "t": "level ground"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin plānum (“level ground”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese chão (“ground”), inherited from Latin plānum (“level ground”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cham-cham",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chám",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "cham-cham"
      },
      "expansion": "cham (plural cham-cham)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ground"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Macanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Flowers picked from the soil of Hong Kong",
          "text": "Fu-fula semea na cham di Hong-Gong",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "soil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃaŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɐŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cham"
}

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