chamar

Portuguese

/ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/, /ʃɐ.ˈma(ʁ)/, /ʃɐ.ˈma(ɹ)/, /ʃa.ˈma(ɻ)/, /ʃɐ.ˈma(χ)/, /ʃɐ.ˈma(h)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to call; to summon to ask someone to come
  • to call to use as the name of
  • to call to verbally ascribe someone a quality
  • (pronominal) to be called to have a specific name

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese chamar (call) inherited from Latin clamāre derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₁-

Gloss

shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise

Concept
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Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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