cham
2 of 4variant of khan:1
cham
3 of 4chəm,
(¦)cham
dialectal, England
: I am
ˈchäm
variants
or Chiam
ˈchēˌäm
plural Cham or Chams or Chiam or Chiams
1
a
: a people of an ancient kingdom in the central coastal part of Annam that reached its peak of power in the 7th and 8th centuries and was absorbed by Annam in 1471
b
: a member of such people
2
a(1)
: a people in central coastal Annam linguistically related to the Cambodians
(2)
: a member of such people
b
: the language of the Cham people
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“Cham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cham. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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