gima

See also: Gima

Gela

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kima (“giant clam”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima. The reflex *kima did not survive in Central Pacific languages, of which Kapingamarangi is a part.

Noun

gima

1. giant clam (Tridacna gigas)

Guugu Yimidhirr

Etymology

Cognate with Kuku-Yalanji kima.

Adjective

gima

1. soft, weak

   Synonym: gimbal

References

• Haviland, John B. (1979), “Guugu Yimidhirr”, in R. M. W. Dixon & Barry J. Blake, editor, Handbook of Australian languages, volume 1, Canberra: ANU Press, →DOI, page 176

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

Borrowed from another Oceanic language, from Proto-Oceanic *kima (“giant clam”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima. The reflex *kima did not survive in Central Pacific languages, of which Kapingamarangi is a part.

Noun

gima

1. horse's hoof clam (Hippopus hippopus)

Mota

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣima, from Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *kima, from Proto-Oceanic *kima (“giant clam”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima.

Noun

gima

1. bear paw clam (Hippopus hippopus)

   Synonym: talai

   Meronym: pin̄ai

   Neira me vus o gima mun o vat.

   They struck the bear paw clam with a stone.

References

• Codrington, Robert Henry; Palmer, John (1896), “gima”, in A dictionary of the language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island, Banks' Islands, with a short grammar and index‎^[4], London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 25

Nias

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡima/

Noun

gima (mutated form gima)

1. a large shellfish

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 78.

Nukuoro

Etymology

Borrowed from another Oceanic language, from Proto-Oceanic *kima (“giant clam”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima. The reflex *kima did not survive in Central Pacific languages, of which Nukuoro is a part.

Noun

gima

1. horse's hoof clam (Hippopus hippopus)

Spanish

Verb

gima

1. inflection of gemir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative