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kam.

a comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑm/

  1. a comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.

    masculine

  2. a ridge or comb-like structure

    broadly · masculine
    De kam van de berg is bedekt met sneeuw.

  3. a cam

    masculine

  4. a bridge (e.g. of a violin)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kamp, from Old Dutch *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (“comb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth; row of teeth”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.