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chema

Pronunciation: /keˈma/

“chema” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to call

In Romanian

  1. (v.tranz.) a spune, a striga, a comunica cuiva să vină aproape sau într-un anumit loc.
  2. a pofti, a îndemna (în mod oficial) pe cineva să participe la o acțiune, la un fapt; a solicita, a apela la...
  3. (poetic) a evoca.
  4. a ordona, a impune cuiva (în mod oficial) să se prezinte într-un anumit loc.
  5. (v.refl. impers.) a avea numele..., a se numi; a însemna, a se zice, a se socoti.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clāmāre, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”). Compare Aromanian cljem, cljimari, Italian chiamare, Neapolitan chiammà. Doublet of clama, which was borrowed from French.

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