shamus

sham(m)us

(ˈʃeməs)

n. a police officer or a detective. (Probably from Yiddish.) One thing that a shamus always knows is when another shamus is following him.

verb

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Candy	KAN-dee	English
Amal (2)	-	Biblical
Nora	['nɔ:rə]
Gratiana	-	Ancient Roman
Kielo	KEE-e-lo	Finnish
Spartak	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian