Feminine
Scham
Meaning
- (feminine, no-plural) shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande)
- (feminine, no-plural) bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
- (dated, feminine, no-plural) pubic region including the genitals
- (dated, feminine, no-plural) vulva
Concepts
sense of shame
embarassment
shy face
Synonyms
Beschämung
Schamhaftigkeit
Schamgegend
äußere weibliche Geschlechtsteile
Schamteil
Verschämtheit
weibliche Scham
Schambereich
l’anc
Translations
honte
vergüenza
vergogna
schaamte
vergonha
ντροπή
vulvaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃaːm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schame, from Old High German scama, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic *skamō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European [Term?]. Compare Dutch schaamte, English shame, Danish skam.
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