different between donkey vs came

English

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Originally a slang term from the late eighteenth century. Perhaps from Middle English *donekie (“a miniature dun horse”), a double diminutive of Middle English don, dun, dunne (a name for a dun horse), equivalent to modern English dun (“brownish grey colour”) + -ock (diminutive suffix) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle English donning (“a dun horse”), English dunnock.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??ki/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??ki/, /?d??ki/; (rare and nonstandard) /?d??ki/
• Rhymes: -??ki
• Hyphenation: don?key

Noun

donkey (plural donkeys)

1. A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
2. A stubborn person.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stubborn person

3. A fool.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool

4. (nautical) A small auxiliary engine.

   Synonym: donkey engine

5. (naval slang, dated) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
6. (poker slang) A bad poker player.

Hyponyms

• jack
• jackass
• jenny

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Afrikaans: donkie
• ? Northern Sotho: tonki
• ? Tok Pisin: donki

Translations

See also

• ass
• mule
• hinny

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “donkey”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “donkey” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

References

• (box or chest): 1930, Naval Review (London) (volume 18, page 592)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke?m/, [k?e??m]
• Rhymes: -e?m

Etymology 1

Verb

came

1. simple past tense of come
2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of come
3. simple past tense of cum

Preposition

came

1. Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation

Synonyms

• (following event etc, in the past after waiting): by, when [event, period, change in state] came/arrived

See also

• come (preposition)

Etymology 2

Compare Scots came (“comb”), caim (“comb”), and Middle English camet (“silver”).

Noun

came (plural cames)

1. A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.

Translations

References

• came at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, Mace, Ma?e, acme, eMac, mace

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”).

Noun

came f (plural cames)

1. cam (part of engine)

Derived terms

• arbre à cames

Etymology 2

Inflected form of camer.

Verb

came

1. first-person singular present indicative of camer
2. third-person singular present indicative of camer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of camer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of camer
5. second-person singular imperative of camer

Latin

Noun

c?me

1. vocative singular of c?mus

Northern Kurdish

Noun

came ?

1. dress, clothing, garment

Derived terms

• camedank