# kamar
## Cypriot Arabic
### Etymology

Inherited from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

### Noun

kamar m
* moon

### References

* Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 395

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰμᾰ́ρᾱ (kămắrā).

### Noun

kamar n (genitive singular kamars, plural kømur)
* (small) room, sleeping room

#### Derived terms

* sovikamar
* spískamar

### See also

* song
* koddi
* svøvnposi
* svøvnur

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse kamarr, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰaːmar/
    Rhymes: -aːmar

### Noun

kamar m (genitive singular kamars, nominative plural kamrar)
* privy (outdoor toilet)

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈka.mar]
* Hyphenation: ka‧mar
* Rhymes: -ar

### Etymology 1

From Malay kamar, from Dutch kamer (“chamber, room”), from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, ultimately from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”). Doublet of kamera and kamerad.

#### Noun

kamar (plural kamar-kamar)
* chamber, room
    Synonyms: bilik, ruang
    Kamarku di lantai 19.My room is on level 19.

##### Derived terms

* berkamar
* kamar akomodasi
* kamar akumulator
* kamar anekoik
* kamar arnes
* kamar baca
* kamar bawah
* kamar bebas rokok
* kamar belajar
* kamar berhadapan
* kamar bersebelahan
* kamar besi
* kamar bola
* kamar candi
* kamar contoh
* kamar dagang
* kamar deluks
* kamar depan
* kamar dingin
* kamar dupleks
* kamar ganda
* kamar gandeng
* kamar ganti
* kamar gas
* kamar gelap
* kamar gelap gerak
* kamar gelap pengganti
* kamar gema
* kamar gratis
* kamar hampa
* kamar hias
* kamar insang
* kamar isolasi
* kamar jenazah
* kamar kapal
* kamar kecil
* kamar keluarga
* kamar kembar
* kamar kendali
* kamar kersik
* kamar ketinggian
* kamar kirim
* kamar kosong
* kamar lanai
* kamar layanan gawat darurat
* kamar makan
* kamar mandi
* kamar mati
* kamar mayat
* kamar mesin
* kamar muka
* kamar nirgema
* kamar obrol
* kamar pas
* kamar pasang tiup angin
* kamar pascaproduksi
* kamar pengantin
* kamar pengawas induk
* kamar pengobatan
* kamar penyuntingan
* kamar perakitan
* kamar perdata
* kamar perkawinan
* kamar peta
* kamar peti kemas
* kamar pidana
* kamar proyeksi
* kamar ranjang ganda kembar
* kamar ranjang ukuran dua
* kamar rusak
* kamar sebelah
* kamar serambi
* kamar standar
* kamar suit
* kamar superior
* kamar susu
* kamar swainap
* kamar tak bergema
* kamar tamu
* kamar terblokir
* kamar terhubung
* kamar terpesan
* kamar tidur
* kamar tinggi
* kamar tripel
* kamar tunggal
* kamar tunggu
* kamar uap
* kamar vakum
* ruang pengobatan
* bagian kamar
* berbagi kamar
* caturkamar
* divisi kamar
* dua kamar
* dwikamar
* inspeksi kamar
* ketersediaan kamar
* kista tulang sekamar
* kotak simpan kunci kamar
* laporan ketersediaan kamar
* laporan perkiraan potensi penjualan kamar
* laporan produktivitas kamar
* laporan status kamar
* laporan status kamar
* laporan varian tarif kamar
* layanan kamar
* manajer divisi kamar
* menu layanan kamar
* nada kamar
* paham dua kamar
* panjang kamar karakteristik
* panjang karakteristik kamar
* pemeriksaan kamar
* pemerintahan dwikamar
* pengeblokan kamar
* penjualan kamar
* perbedaan status kamar
* perkiraan aktivitas kamar
* perpindahan kamar
* sandal kamar
* sistem bioskop kamar
* slip rak kamar
* status kamar
* suhu kamar
* temperatur kamar
* tipe kamar
* vulkanisasi temperatur kamar

##### Descendants

* → Petjo: kamar
* → Ternate: kamar

### Etymology 2

From Malay kamar, from Arabic قمر (qamar, “moon”).

#### Noun

kamar (plural kamar-kamar)
* moon
    Synonyms: bulan, candra, rembulan, alkamar

### Further reading

* “kamar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

kamar
* Romanization of ꦏꦩꦂ

## Khalaj

| Perso-Arabic | Perso-Arabic | کَمَر |

### Alternative forms

* kəmər

### Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کمر (kamar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kamaɾ]
* (Xarrâbî, Xaltâbâdî) IPA: [kamaɾ]

### Noun

kamar (definite accusative kamarı, plural kamarlar)
* hillside
* boulder
* (Xarrâbî) tree arch

#### Declension
### References

* Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC
* Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka.ma(r)]
** (Etymology 2, alternatively) IPA: [qɔ.mar]
* Rhymes: -mar, -ar
* Hyphenation: ka‧mar

### Etymology 1

From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”), from Old Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Attested in 1901. Doublet of kamera, kampus, and komrad.

#### Noun

kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)
* (chiefly Indonesia) A room or chamber.
    Synonyms: bilik, ruang

##### Affixations

* mengamar
* sekamar

##### Compounds

* kamar baca
* kamar besi
* kamar bicara
* kamar bola
* kamar gelap
* kamar kecil
* kamar loteng
* kamar mandi
* kamar mati
* kamar tamu
* kamar tidur

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: kamar
** → Petjo: kamar
** → Ternate: kamar

### Etymology 2

From Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

#### Noun

kamar (Jawi spelling قمر)
* (uncommon) The moon.
    Synonyms: bulan, alkamar

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: kamar

### Etymology 3

From Persian کمر (kamar, “waist”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, “waist, belt, girdle”), 𐫞𐫖𐫡 (qmr /⁠kamar⁠/, “vault”) from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *kamarā- (“something curved”), from *kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂m-ér-e-ti, from *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). Doublet of kamera and kampus.

#### Noun

kamar (Jawi spelling کامر)
* (obsolete) A belt or cummerbund.
    Synonyms: tali pinggang, sabuk, kamarban

### References

* ↑ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary‎, Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 10 November 2024, page 498

### Further reading

* “kamar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Ternate
### Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian kamar, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch camere, from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vault”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.maɾ/

### Noun

kamar
* room, chamber
    Synonym: batibati

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## West Makian
### Etymology

From Indonesian kamar, possibly through Ternate kamar, from Dutch kamer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.mar̪/

### Noun

kamar
* a room

### References

* James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics