caim
Portuguese, interjection/ˈkɐ̃j̃/
caim is a Portuguese interjection meaning “yipe (representing a dog whimpering/whining, especially in pain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “imitativa do ladrar de dor de um cachorro”.
What does caim mean in English?
interjection
- 1
yipe (representing a dog whimpering/whining, especially in pain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. imitativa do ladrar de dor de um cachorro
noun: 1. fratricida, aquele que matou o próprio irmão 2. patife, calhorda, indivíduo de má índole 3. latido doloroso
noun: 1. prenome masculino 2. segundo a Bíblia, filho primogênito de Adão e Eva; matou seu irmão Abel por inveja
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caim
- caim! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caim?
- Brazil /ˈkɐ̃j̃/
- Brazil [ˈkɐ̃ɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈkɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caim in Portuguese?
caim appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).