chummery

English

noun

Definitions

(India) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the .
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.

Etymology

Suffix from English chum.

Origin

English

chum

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

chum English
chumbox English
chumbucket English
chummage English
chummer English
chummo English
chummy English
chumocracy English
chumship English
chumsicle English
chum French
cymrawd Welsh