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čanjam, n. soul. Also frequently misanalyzed as čanjaim (see attestation for details).

etymology: < čana breathe + -njam
attestation: In early Imperial times the derivation of čanjam became confused by some, and was thought to be from -aim 'product of', leading to the analogical backformation of the verb čanja 'to breathe life into'.
related: čana, čanja, njam
tags: Noun, religion