"Cham" meaning in Tagalog

See Cham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt͡ʃam] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈtsam/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ˈt͡sam] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 詹 (Chiam). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|詹|tr=Chiam}} Borrowed from Hokkien 詹 (Chiam) Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Cham (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
    Sense id: en-Cham-tl-name-AFt4tkga Categories (other): Tagalog surnames, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 52 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 74 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt͡ʃam] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈtsam/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ˈt͡sam] (note: no palatal assimilation), /ˈkam/, [ˈkam], /ˈt͡ʃam/, [ˈt͡ʃam], /ˈtsam/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ˈt͡sam] (note: no palatal assimilation), /ˈt͡ʃam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt͡ʃam] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈtsam/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ˈt͡sam] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: ᜃᜋ᜔ [Baybayin], ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -am, -am, -am Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=Kam|b2=+}} Cham (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ or ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)
  1. alternative form of Kam Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Kam
    Sense id: en-Cham-tl-name-PlOOjSAG Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 52 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "詹",
        "tr": "Chiam"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hokkien 詹 (Chiam)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 詹 (Chiam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Cham (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Cham"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cham-tl-name-AFt4tkga",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cham"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "Kam",
        "b2": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "Cham",
    "Cham",
    "Cham"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Kam"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of Kam"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cham-tl-name-PlOOjSAG",
      "links": [
        [
          "Kam",
          "Kam#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkam]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cham"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/am",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/am/1 syllable",
    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog proper nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien",
    "Tagalog terms spelled with C",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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        "3": "詹",
        "tr": "Chiam"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 詹 (Chiam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Cham (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Cham"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog surnames",
        "Tagalog surnames from Hokkien"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cham"
}

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    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog proper nouns",
    "Tagalog terms spelled with C",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "Kam",
        "b2": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Cham (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ or ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Cham",
    "Cham",
    "Cham"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "Cham"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Kam"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of Kam"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Kam",
          "Kam#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkam]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsam/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sam]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cham"
}

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