cham

[ kam ]

noun
  1. an archaic variant of khan1.

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British Dictionary definitions for cham (1 of 2)

cham

/ (kæm) /


noun
  1. an archaic word for khan 1 (def. 1)

Origin of cham

1
C16: from French, from Persian khān; see khan 1

British Dictionary definitions for Cham (2 of 2)

Cham

/ (tʃæm) /


noun
  1. plural Cham or Chams a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam

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

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