chim

See also: Chim and chím

English

Adjective

chim (comparative more chim, superlative most chim)

1. Alternative form of cheem

Anagrams

• MICH, Mich, Mich., mich

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Muong

Noun

chim

1. bird

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧]
• Homophone: Chim

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-ciːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cim ~ *ciim ~ *ciəm ~ *caim ~ *cum (“bird”); cognates include Mon ဂစေံ (həcem, “bird”), Mang [θɤm⁶] and Bahnar sem (“bird”). Munda cognates include Santali ᱥᱤᱢ (sim, “chicken”).

Noun

(classifier con) chim • (𪀄, 𫚳)

1. a bird

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chim chích
• chim chóc
• chim công
• chim cút
• chim điên
• chim muông
• chim ngói
• chim ruồi
• chim sẻ

 

Etymology 2

Probably a calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Chinese 鳥／鸟/屌 (điểu, “penis”).

Noun

(classifier con) chim

1. (slang, anatomy) penis, cock; dick

Alternative forms

• trym (slang orthographic form)

Synonyms

• buồi, cặc, cậu nhỏ, cu, dái, đèn dầu

See also

• bướm