FromProto-Turkic*yē-. Doublet ofдьем(dʹyem). Cognate toTuvanчем(çem), etc.

чем• (čem)

1. bait

• N.N Tydykov, editor (2004), “чем”, inTematičeskij slovarʹ severnyx dialektov altajskovo jazyka [Altaic Litarary word and North Altai dialect thematic Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: Surazakova altajstika institut,→ISBN, page113

• чѣмъ(čěm) —pre-1918 spelling

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕem]

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чем• (čem)

1. than

   лу́чшепо́здно,чемникогда́ ―lúčše pózdno,čem nikogdá ―better latethan never

2. instead of,rather

   Чемязыко́мтрепа́ть, пошёлбыпомо́гкому́-либо.

   Čem jazykóm trepátʹ, pošól by pomóg komú-libo.

   Rather than wagging your tongue, better go and help someone.

чем• (čem)

1. instrumental ofчто(što)

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɵm]

чем• (čom)

1. alternative spelling ofчём(čom)

• меч(meč)

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃêm/

че̏м ? (Latin spellingčȅm)

1. what (locative)

чем• (çem) (definite accusativeчемни,pluralчемнер)

1. food,meal

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