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Schaam

Schaam

See also: schaam

Low German

Noun

Schaam f ‎(uncountable)

  1. shame, shamefacedness (not in the sense of disgrace)

Derived terms

See also

schaam

schaam

See also: Schaam

Dutch

Verb

schaam

  1. first-person singular present indicative of schamen
  2. imperative of schamen

Etymology

From Old Saxon skama, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, German Scham.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːm/

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