kima

See also: kīma and kimą

Balinese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima.

Noun

kima (Balinese script ᬓᬶᬫ)

1. giant clam

Etymology 2

Noun

kima (Balinese script ᬓᬶᬫ)

1. a type of seasoning used for cutlet fish or chicken

References

• “kima”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima. Doublet of kimo, borrowed from Javanese.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkima/ [ˈki.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: ki‧ma

Noun

kima (plural kima-kima)

1. giant clam
2. a large marine shell

Derived terms

• kima gebang
• kima kelereng

Further reading

• “kima”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

kima

1. romanization of ꦏꦶꦩ

Lingala

Verb

-kima (infinitive kokima)

1. to flee

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkima/ [ˈki.ma]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [ˈkimä], [ˈkimə]
• Rhymes: -ima, -ma, -a

Noun

kima (Jawi spelling کيما, plural kima-kima or kima²)

1. giant clam

Descendants

• Indonesian: kima

Further reading

• “kima”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), 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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: ki‧ma

Etymology 1

Deverbal from kimać.

Noun

kima f

1. (colloquial, chiefly in set phrases) nap, snore, shut-eye; sleep

   Synonym: drzemka

Declension

Declension of kima

	singular	plural
nominative	kima	kimy
genitive	kimy	kim
dative	kimie	kimom
accusative	kimę	kimy
instrumental	kimą	kimami
locative	kimie	kimach
vocative	kimo	kimy

Related terms

noun

• cmentarz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kimme.

Noun

kima f

1. (obsolete, cooperage) groove carved in a plank in which the bottom or notch is mounted
2. (obsolete, basketmaking) protruding rim of a basket underneath a notch on which a basket rests

Declension

Declension of kima

	singular	plural
nominative	kima	kimy
genitive	kimy	kim
dative	kimie	kimom
accusative	kimę	kimy
instrumental	kimą	kimami
locative	kimie	kimach
vocative	kimo	kimy

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kima

1. third-person singular present of kimać

Further reading

• Maciej Czeszewski (2006), “kima”, in Monika Szewczyk, editor, Słownik polszczyzny potocznej, 1 edition, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, →ISBN, page 132
• kima in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kima in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic قِيمة (qīma).

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mɑ/
• (unadapted from Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈqi.mɑ/

Noun

kima class VII (plural vima class VIII)

1. extent, measure, value, amount, price

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kima class VII (plural vima class VIII)

1. keema, a type of mincemeat

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *nkɪ́mà.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈki.mɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kima class VII (plural vima class VIII)

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]}

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• qima, quima — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈmaʔ/ [kɪˈmaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkimaʔ/ [ˈkiː.mɐʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ki‧ma

Noun

kimâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ)

1. large shellfish

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈma/ [kɪˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: 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.

Anagrams

• kami, maki-

Volapük

Pronoun

kima

1. whose (genitive)