kima

See also: kīma

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ma/
• 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.

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Mapun

Etymology

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

Noun

kima

1. giant clam

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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

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese queimar and Spanish quemar and Kabuverdianu kema.

Verb

kima

1. to burn

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ma/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: ki‧ma

Verb

kima

1. third-person singular present of kimać

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Arabic قِيمة (qīma).

Noun

kima (ki-vi class, plural vima)

1. extent, measure, value

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 zodiac 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:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]}

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Noun

kimâ

1. large shellfish

Adjective

kimá

1. held between the palms of both hands

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Volapük

Pronoun

kima

1. whose (genitive)