cham

cham

 (kăm)

n. Archaic

A Tatar or Mongol khan.

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[Middle French, from Old French kaan, kan, partly from Mongolian kağan and partly from Tatar xan; akin to Turkish han, khan; see khan¹.]

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cham

(kæm)

n

(Historical Terms) an archaic word for khan¹¹

[C16: from French, from Persian khān; see khan¹]

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Cham

(tʃæm)

npl Cham or Chams

1. (Peoples) a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

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cham

(kæm)

n.

Archaic. khan ¹.

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