chema

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chema

/keˈma/

Where it comes from

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.

verb a chema 1st conjugation · cheamă · chemat · cheme · a chema · chemând

to call
Similar: striga

In English

call to request, summon, or beckon
summon to ask someone to come

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"chema." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/chema. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

chema. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chema

Chicago

"chema." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chema.

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@misc{chema_2026,
  title = {chema},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chema},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}