kima

See also: kīma

Balinese

Romanization

kima

1. Romanization of ᬓᬶᬫ

Javanese

Romanization

kima

1. Romanization of ꦏꦶꦩ

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima (“giant clam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ma/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈkimä], [ˈkimə]
• Rhymes: -ima, -ma, -a

Noun

kima (Jawi spelling کيما, plural kima-kima, informal 1st possessive kimaku, 2nd possessive kimamu, 3rd possessive kimanya)

1. giant clam

Descendants

• Indonesian: kima

Further reading

• “kima” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mapun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima (“giant clam”). Cognate with Malay kima, Palauan kim (“kind of clam”).

Noun

kima

1. giant clam

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²çiː.mɑ/

Verb

kima (present tense kimar, past tense kima, past participle kima, passive infinitive kimast, present participle kimande, imperative kima/kim)

1. a-infinitive form of kime

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese queimar and Spanish quemar and Kabuverdianu kema.

Verb

kima

1. to burn

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ma/

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• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: ki‧ma

Verb

kima

1. third-person singular present of kimać

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قِيمة (qīma).

Noun

kima (ki-vi class, plural vima)

1. extent, measure, value, amount, price

References

• Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 254 No. 2360

Etymology 2

From Hindi क़ीमा (qīmā)/Urdu قیمہ (qīma), from Persian قیمه (qime), ultimately from Turkic, perhaps Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma).

Noun

kima (ki-vi class, plural vima)

1. keema, a type of mincemeat

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kima (ki-vi class, plural vima)

1. blue monkey
2. any monkey in general

See also

• (Chinese astrology signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) ^{(Category: sw:Astrology) [edit]}

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• qima, quima — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima (“giant clam”). Cognate with Malay kima, Palauan kim (“kind of clam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmaʔ/, [kɪˈmaʔ]

• IPA^(key): /ˈkimaʔ/, [ˈki.mɐʔ] (obsolete)
• Hyphenation: ki‧ma

Noun

kimâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ)

1. large shellfish

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈma/, [kɪˈma]
• Hyphenation: ki‧ma

Adjective

kimá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ)

1. held between the palms of both hands

Derived terms

• kimahin
• kumima

 

See also

• hawak
• kimis
• kimkim
• kipil
• kuyom
• taban

 

Further reading

• “kima”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Volapük

Pronoun

kima

1. whose (genitive)