кем
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kem"
Bashkir edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *kem (“who”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰢 (kim, “who”), Kazakh кім (kım), Kyrgyz ким (kim), Uzbek kim, Turkish kim, etc.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
кем • (kem)
- who
- Алдаҡсы булһаң, һиңә кем ышана?
- Aldaqsı bulhañ, hiñə kem ışana?
- If you are a liar, who will believe you?
- Кем белә, бәлки, башҡа сәбәбе лә барҙыр.
- Kem belə, bəlki, başqa səbəbe lə barźır.
- Who knows, maybe there is another reason as well.
- Мине кемгә hанайҙар икән, минең өсөн барыбер.
- Mine kemgə hanayźar ikən, mineñ ösön barıber.
- I don't care who they take me for.
Declension edit
Declension of кем (kem)
Derived terms edit
- һәр кем (hər kem, “everybody”)
Erzya edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mordvinic *kämə, from Proto-Uralic *kämä (“shoe”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
кем • (kem)
- boot
- 1821, Novum Testamentum Mordvinice litt. cyrill.[1], page 22:
- А сумать ки ланксъ, а кавто одіожатъ, а кемть, а палкань, сексъ кона труди, се андови
- A sumať ki lanks, a kavto odіožat, a kemť , a palkań, śeks kona truďi, śe andovi
- No bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep
- (literally, “or boots”)
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Kazakh edit
Alternative scripts | |
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Arabic | كەم |
Cyrillic | кем |
Latin | kem |
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кем • (kem)
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- кѣмъ (kěm) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
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Pronoun edit
кем • (kem)
- instrumental of кто (kto)
Shor edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *kem (“who”).
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кем • (kem)
Southern Altai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *kem (“who”).
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кем • (kem)