chereme

English

Alternative forms

• cheireme

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -eme, by analogy with phoneme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪəɹiːm/

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Noun

chereme (plural cheremes)

1. (linguistics) A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme.

Derived terms

• cheremic

 

Related terms

• cherology

Translations

basic unit of a sign language

• Finnish: kereemi
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: хире́ма (ru) f (xiréma)
• Swedish: kirem n

Anagrams

• meecher