хам

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ham"

Lezgi

Noun

хам • (χam)

1. skin, hide

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)

1. (derogatory) boor, cad, asshole (a сrass, impudent, rude man)

Declension

Declension of хам (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ха́м xám	ха́мы xámy
genitive	ха́ма xáma	ха́мов xámov
dative	ха́му xámu	ха́мам xámam
accusative	ха́ма xáma	ха́мов xámov
instrumental	ха́мом xámom	ха́мами xámami
prepositional	ха́ме xáme	ха́мах xámax

Related terms

• Хам (Xam)
• ха́мство (xámstvo), хамло (xamlo)
• ха́мский (xámskij), хамоватый (xamovatyj)
• хами́ть (xamítʹ)
• хамски (xamski)

Yakut

Etymology

Unknown.

Adverb

хам • (qam)

1. firmly, tightly