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From Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

kamer (plural kamers, diminutive kamertjie)

  1. A room, a chamber.

kamer

  1. genitive plural of kamera

From Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

kamer f (plural kamers, diminutive kamertje n)

  1. a room, physical chamber in a building
    1. (with the user or owner specified) a bedroom
      Synonym: slaapkamer
      Hij zit al de hele dag in zijn kamer. ― He's been in his bedroom all day.
    2. (Netherlands, with the definite article, often not specified) a living room
      Synonyms: huiskamer, living, woonkamer
      De krant slingert ergens in de kamer. ― The newspaper is laying around somewhere in the living room.
    3. (Netherlands, historical, dated, with the definite article) a special, more luxurious living room (formerly) reserved for use on Sundays and holidays, found in old houses that were inhabited by relatively affluent people
      Synonyms: bestekamer, goede kamer, pronkkamer, zondagskamer
  2. (chiefly Netherlands) a non-campus residence for students
    Synonyms: kot, studentenkamer, studentenkot
    op kamers gaan ― to move out of one's parental home to live in a student room
    Er is een enorm tekort aan kamers in veel studentensteden. ― There's a huge shortage of student rooms in many university towns.
  3. a board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence
    Het geschil werd voorgelegd aan de geschillenkamer voor een uitspraak. ― The dispute was brought before the disputes board for a ruling.
    De tuchtkamer van de orde van advocaten behandelde de klacht tegen de advocaat. ― The disciplinary court of the bar association handled the complaint against the lawyer.
  4. a chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament
    De Tweede Kamer in Nederland heeft wetgevende bevoegdheden. ― The Second Chamber in the Netherlands has legislative powers.
    Het wetsvoorstel werd goedgekeurd door een meerderheid van de kamerleden in de assemblee. ― The bill was approved by a majority of the chamber members in the assembly.
  5. a separated section in a structured object, e.g. chamber of a gun
    De kamer van het geweer moet zorgvuldig worden schoongemaakt. ― The chamber of the gun should be cleaned carefully.
    Het mechanisme is vastgelopen vanwege vuil in de kamer van de machine. ― The mechanism has jammed due to dirt in the compartment of the machine.

Peranakan Indonesian

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Borrowed from Dutch kamer (“room”).

kamer

  1. room
    Synonym: pangkeng

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قمر, from Arabic قَمَر (qamar).

kamer (definite accusative kameri, plural kamerler)

  1. (archaic) A moon.