different between kam vs kai

English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kambos; compare jamb and Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish cam.

Adjective

kam (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) crooked, awry

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese kam.

Adjective

kam (comparative more kam, superlative most kam)

1. (colloquial, in reference to a person) weird
2. (colloquial) awkward

Anagrams

• AMK, KMA, Mak, ma'k, mak

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kam.

Noun

kam (plural kamme)

1. comb

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka?m]

Noun

kam (Kana spelling ??)

1. flesh, meat

Albanian

Etymology

Suppletive. The aorist and participle are from Proto-Albanian *pat(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *poti-o-, cognate with Latin potior (“to have a share in, take possession of”). The other forms are from Proto-Albanian *kapmi, from Proto-Indo-European *keh?p- (“to seize, to grasp”), cognate with Latin capi? (“take, seize”), and akin to Proto-Germanic *habjan? (“to have, to hold”) (whence English have, German haben (“to have”), Gothic ???????????????????? (haban, “to have”)). Cf. also Romanian am (“I have”), first-person singular indicative form of avea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kam]

Verb

kam (first-person singular past tense pata, participle pasur)

1. I have
2. (impersonal, third person) There is

Conjugation

• active voice

Related terms

• kap

References

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• kan, tam

Etymology

From Romani kham, from Sanskrit ???? (gharmá, “hot weather, sunshine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?æm], [?cæm]

Noun

kam

1. sun

References

• “kam” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.

Chinese

Etymology

Romanisation of ? or ?.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kam (Cantonese)

1. (colloquial, in reference to a person) weird
2. (colloquial) awkward

Descendants

• ? English: kam

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech kamo, from Proto-Slavic *kamo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam/

Adverb

kam

1. where, whither (to what place)

Antonyms

• odkud

Further reading

• kam in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• kam in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, Norwegian, Swedish kam, English comb, German Kamm. The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *?ómb?os (“tooth, peg”), which is also the source of Sanskrit: ????? (jámbha?, “tooth”), Ancient Greek ?????? (gómphos, “peg”), Polish z?b (“tooth”).

Noun

kam c (singular definite kammen, plural indefinite kamme)

1. comb
2. crest (of an animal)
3. loin, back (of a butchered animal)
4. ridge (of a mountain)

Inflection

Derived terms

References

• “kam” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

kam m (plural kammen, diminutive kammetje n)

1. A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
2. (anatomy etc.; by analogy) A ridge, erect shape
3. (technical) A cam
4. bridge (e.g. of a violin)

Derived terms

• kamband n
• kamblad n
• kambuisje n, kametui n
• kamdoos
• kamdoublet n
• kamdrager
• kamduiker
• kamduin
• kamhaak
• kamgaren n
• kamgras n
• kamhaak
• kamhout n
• kamkever
• kammeling
• kammen
• kammer m
• kammig (also -kammig in compounds)
• kammug
• kamneus
• kamoester
• kamplaat
• kamrad n
• kamreep
• kamschede
• kamschelp
• kamslager
• kamvaren
• kamsel n
• kamvaren
• kamwiel n
• (comb types by use) haarkam, paardekam, roskam
• stofkam

Verb

kam

1. first-person singular present indicative of kammen
2. imperative of kammen

Anagrams

• mak

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese ??? (kam).

Noun

kam

1. work

Derived terms

• kam ka·a

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka?m]

Verb

kam

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of kommen

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quam. The initial qu was changed to k so not to cause confusion the word with quan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam/

Adverb

kam

1. than, as, to (in comparison)

See also

• tam

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kamy.

Noun

kam m gen. kamienia

1. A stone, rock, boulder
2. A shoal, reef (above or below water)

Latvian

Pronoun

kam

1. dative form of kas

Lithuanian

Pronoun

kam m

1. (pejorative) (interrogative) why, for what reason, what's the reason (literally: who for)

   O kam tau to reikia?

   And why do you barely need this?

Synonyms

• (why) kod?l
• (why) d?l ko

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Armenian ??? (kam).

Noun

kam ?

1. threshing sledge, threshing board

   Synonyms: cencer, patoz

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr

Noun

kam m (definite singular kammen, indefinite plural kammer, definite plural kammene)

1. a comb

Derived terms

• fjellkam
• kamaksel
• åskam

References

• “kam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kambr. Akin to English comb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m?/

Noun

kam m (definite singular kammen, indefinite plural kammar, definite plural kammane)

1. a comb

Derived terms

• fjellkam
• kamaksel
• åskam

References

• “kam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Phalura

Etymology

From Urdu ??? (kam), from Persian ??? (kam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam/

Adjective

kam (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling ??)

1. less
2. inferior

References

• Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)?^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kamy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâ?m/

Noun

k?m m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. (poetic) stone, rock

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kamo.

Adverb

kam (Cyrillic spelling ???)

1. (Kajkavian) where (to), in which direction, whither

Synonyms

• kamo

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, cognate with Danish kam and Dutch kam.

That in turn derived from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, whence also Old English camb (English comb), Old High German kamb (German Kamm). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *?ómb?os (“tooth (animate)”), whence also Ancient Greek ?????? (gómphos, “peg”), Lithuanian žam?bas, Old Church Slavonic ???? (z?b?, “tooth”), Russian ??? (zub, “tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam/, IPA^(key): [k?am]

Noun

kam c

1. a comb for grooming hair
2. a comb, a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles
3. a crest, summit of a hill or mountain ridge
4. a crest, ridge of a wave
5. a cam, a part of an engine

Declension

Derived terms

• bergskam (mountain ridge)
• vågkam (wave ridge)

Related terms

• kamma

References

Anagrams

• mak

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English come

Noun

kam

1. come

Yogad

Pronoun

kam

1. you (plural)

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• kom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cam/

Pronoun

kam

1. who

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kai.

Pronunciation

Noun

kai (uncountable)

1. (New Zealand, informal) food
   • 1995, Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ

     Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.

   • 2003, "RK", Maori TV (on newsgroup nz.general)

     i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai, go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.

   • 2003, "Carmen", Is there really a censor in NZ?! (on newsgroup nz.general)

     Got to go now and get some kai.

Anagrams

• AKI, KIA, Kia, aik

Estonian

Etymology

From German Kai, from Dutch kaai, from French quai.

Noun

kai (genitive kai, partitive kaid)

1. quay

Declension

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kaj, from Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?ai?/
• Rhymes: -ai?

Noun

kai f (genitive singular kaiar, plural kaiir)

1. (colloquial) quay

Declension

Synonyms

• bryggja
• atløgubryggja

Finnish

Etymology

Probably shortened from kaiketi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?i??/, [?k?i?(?)]
• IPA^(key): /?k?i?/, [?k?i?]
• Rhymes: -?i
• Syllabification: kai

Adverb

kai

1. probably
2. maybe, perhaps

Anagrams

• Aki, aik.

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese cair. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kai.

Verb

kai

1. to fall

Hausa

Pronoun

kai

1. you (2nd person singular pronoun)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tai, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kaj/, [?k?j]
• (rapid speech) IPA^(key): [?k?j]

Noun

kai

1. sea

2. salt water
3. seaside, area near the sea, lowlands
4. tide, current in the sea
5. gravy, sauce, dressing, soup, broth

See also

• wai
• moana

Verb

kai

1. (stative) to be insipid, brackish, tasteless

Interjection

kai

1. my, how much!; how very! how terrific!

See also

• kain?
• keu

References

• “kai” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Japanese

Romanization

kai

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese cair.

Verb

kai

1. to fall

Karajá

Pronoun

kai

1. you, second-person singular pronoun

Usage notes

• This term is used in both women's and men's speech.

Derived terms

• kaiboho

References

• Michael Dunn, Gender determined dialect variation, in The Expression of Gender (edited by Greville G. Corbett)
• David Lee Fortune, Gramática Karajá: um Estudo Preliminar em Forma Transformacional

Karelian

Adverb

kai

1. all

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kay, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ngay. Cognates include Hakka ???? (ngài) and Burmese ?? (nga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai??/

Pronoun

kai

1. I

See also

References

• R. Shafer (1944) , “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, issue 2, page 419
• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin?^[1], Payap University, page 44

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *koi; compare Old Prussian k?i (“when”), Latvian kâ(i) (“when”), Old Church Slavonic ?? (c?, “and also, besides”), from Proto-Indo-European *k?oi; compare Ancient Greek ??? (poî, “whereto”). Perhaps ultimately the locative of Proto-Indo-European *k?os, k?is (“question particle”); see kas (“what”). Also, compare with tai (“that”).

Pronunciation

• (conjunction): IPA^(key): /k???/
• (particle): IPA^(key): /k??/

Conjunction

ka?

1. (in relative clauses) when, while, as

Particle

kai (unstressed)

1. (in conjunction with interrogative words) some, a certain (suggesting the complement is a known entity, but withheld)

   kai kàs - (a certain) something

   Àš táu kai k?? turiù - I have something for you.

   kai kadà - sometimes, in some cases

Derived terms

Related terms

• tai
• kas
• kad
• kaip

See also

• kada
• kaž-, nors, bet

References

Mandarin

Romanization

kai

1. Nonstandard spelling of k?i.
2. Nonstandard spelling of k?i.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka?n, from Proto-Austronesian *ka?n.

Verb

kai (passive form kainga)

1. to eat (consume)

Noun

kai

1. food

Related terms

• kaimoana

Descendants

• ? English: kai

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian k?i. Cognates include West Frisian kaai.

Noun

kai m (plural kaier)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) key

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).

Noun

kai m or f (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier, definite plural kaiene)

1. quay, wharf, dock

Derived terms

• ferjekai, fergekai
• kaikant

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old French kay, cail (modern French quai), from Gaulish cagiíum (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)).

Noun

kai f or m (definite singular kaia or kaien, indefinite plural kaier or kaiar, definite plural kaiene or kaiane)

1. quay, wharf, dock

Derived terms

• ferjekai
• kaikant

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese cair and Spanish caer and Kabuverdianu kai.

Verb

kai

1. to fall

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka?n, from Proto-Austronesian *ka?n.

Verb

kai

1. to eat (consume)

Noun

kai

1. food

Derived terms

• patia kai

Adverb

kai

1. not

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kapsi.

Noun

kai (plural kaakai)

1. thigh

Derived terms

• kairam

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan káíd?, O'odham kai.

Noun

kai

1. seed

Etymology 3

Verb

kai

1. preterite of kaaya?

References

• Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)?^[2], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 100

Sundanese

Romanization

kai

1. Romanization of ??

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka?n, from Proto-Austronesian *ka?n.

Verb

kai

1. (transitive) to eat (consume)

Noun

kai

1. food

See also

• kaikai

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka.i/
• Hyphenation: ka?i

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Hawaiian ?ai and Samoan 'ai.

Verb

kai (plural kakai)

1. (transitive) to eat
2. (intransitive) to eat
3. (fishing, intransitive) to bite

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Hawaiian ?ai and Samoan 'ai.

Noun

kai

1. (cricket) run
2. (cricket) goal, point
3. (cricket) score

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *kai. Cognates include Tobanga kai and Nukuoro gai.

Particle

kai

1. Indicates disapproval and/or dissatisfaction.
2. Indicates regret that something didn't happen.

Synonyms

• (regret): kaina

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary?^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 142

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kai, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka?n, from Proto-Austronesian *ka?n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.i/

Noun

kai

1. food

Verb

kai

1. To eat

Tuvaluan

Adverb

kai

1. ever

Zou

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai??/

Verb

kai

1. (intransitive) to rise, ascend, go up

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai???/

Adjective

kái

1. askew
2. low

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai???/

Verb

kài

1. (transitive) pull, drag, draw

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63