# echeme

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛk.iːm/

## Definitions
1. A unit of sound produced by insects that can be broken down into multiple physically more basic sound units (syllables).

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἤχημα (ḗkhēma, “a sound”), from ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “I make sound, I chirp”) + -μᾰ (-mă, forming nouns form verbal stems). Introduced by Broughton (1976).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/echeme