Scham

Meaning

1. (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)
2. (feminine,no-plural) bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness
3. (dated,feminine,no-plural) pubic region including the genitals
4. (dated,feminine,no-plural) vulva

Concepts

shame

vulva

pubic

private parts

disgrace

pubic region

pubis

scut

sense of shame

shyness

twat

embarassment

shy face

bearded clam

cunny

bashfulness

shame

dishonor

embarrassment

ignominy

modesty

Synonyms

Schande

Schamgefühl

Vulva

Beschämung

Blamage

Schamhaftigkeit

Schmach

Peinlichkeit

Röte

Geschlechtsteil

Schamgegend

äußere weibliche Geschlechtsteile

Genitalien

Scheu

Schamteil

Schritt

stellen

Stücke

Teile

Verschämtheit

Bestandteile

weibliche Scham

Weichteile

Zurückhaltung

Schambereich

Intimbereich

l’anc

Parteien

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schame

Inherited from Old High German: scama

Cognate with Dutch: schaamte

Cognate with English: shame

Cognate with Danish: skam

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.