cham

[ kam ]

noun

1. an archaic variant of khan ¹.

cham

¹

/ kæm /

noun

1. an archaic word for khan 1

Cham

²

/ tʃæm /

noun

1. ChamChams 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cham¹

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

Example Sentences

One policy alone won’t solve the city’s affordable housing shortage, but “we have to take it one step at a time … and the Connected Communities legislation is one of those efforts,” said Slayman Appadolo, a project coordinator for the Cham Refugees Community who supported the bill.

From Seattle Times

Fifty pairs of oxcarts competed in the race from four provinces: Kampong Speu, Kandal, Phnom Penh and Kampong Cham.

From Seattle Times

The screenings continued after he returned to Seattle in 2005 and started volunteering as one of several imams for a mosque associated with Cham Refugees Community, an organization that serves local Chams and other Muslims in a cluster of houses in Rainier Valley.

From Seattle Times

Sulayman was born in Vietnam, part of the Muslim ethnic Cham population that represents a small minority there and in Cambodia.

From Seattle Times

Among those expected to be in the new cabinet are Cham Nimul, daughter of industry minister Cham Prasidh, Sar Sokha, son of interior minister Sar Kheng and Tea Seiha, son of defence minister Tea Banh.

From Reuters