хам
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ham"
Lezgi
Noun
хам • (ꭓam)
Russian
Etymology
From Хам (Xam, “Ham”), referring to Ham's disrespect towards his father Noah described in Genesis 9:20–23.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xam]
Noun
хам • (xam) m anim (genitive ха́ма, nominative plural ха́мы, genitive plural ха́мов, feminine ха́мка, pejorative collective хамьё)
- (derogatory) boor, cad, asshole (a сrass, impudent, rude man)
Declension
Derived terms
- хаме́ть impf (xamétʹ), охаме́ть pf (oxamétʹ)
- хами́ть (xamítʹ), нахами́ть pf (naxamítʹ)
- хамло́ n anim (xamló)
- хамова́тый (xamovátyj)
- ха́мский (xámskij), ха́мски (xámski), по-ха́мски (po-xámski)
- ха́мство n (xámstvo)
Related terms
- Хам m anim (Xam)
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “хам”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Yakut
Etymology
Unknown.
Adverb
хам • (qam)