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chirm

/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chirm
IPA
/t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.

Obsolete

verb

To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "Chyrme or chur, as byrdes do."

Etymology

From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”). The noun is from Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċearm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵeh₂r-, chirmen, ċirman, *karmijan, chirm, ċirm

Usage

Inflected Forms

chirms (plural) churm (alternative) churme (alternative, obsolete) chirms (present, singular) chirming (participle, present) chirmed (participle, past) chirmed (past)

Rhymes With

term firm confirm sperm worm ribbon worm erm germ affirm perm mongolian death worm squirm

Questions

How do you pronounce chirm?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɜː(ɹ)m/.
What does chirm mean?
A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
Where does chirm come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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