chim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chim"

English

Adjective

chim (comparative more chim, superlative most chim)

1. Alternative form of cheem.

Anagrams

• MICH, Mich, Mich., mich

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsim.

Verb

chim

1. to collapse

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “chim”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-ciːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cim ~ *ciim ~ *ciəm ~ *caim ~ *cum (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cim¹/, [t͡ɕiːm¹ ~ ciːm¹]

Noun

chim

1. (Mường Bi) bird

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kim/

Noun

chim n (plural chimuri)

1. chyme

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chim	chimul		chimuri	chimurile
genitive-dative	chim	chimului		chimuri	chimurilor
vocative	chimule			chimurilor

Further reading

• “chim”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:

chim

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Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Saigon):

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-ciːm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ciːm (“bird”). Cognate with Bahnar sem (“bird”), Mang θɤm⁶, Mon ဂစေံ (“bird”), Pear cʰem, Kháng [Tuần Giáo] cem³²³, Khasi sim, Semai chèèp, Santali ᱥᱤᱢ (sim, “chicken”).

Noun

(classifier con) chim • (𫚳, 𪀄)

1. bird (animal of the class Aves)

Derived terms

• chim cánh cụt
• chim cắt
• chim chích
• chim chóc
• chim chuột
• chim có tổ, người có tông
• chim công
• chim cút
• chim di
• chim điên
• chim lợn
• chim muông
• chim ngói
• chim nước
• chim ruồi
• chim sẻ
• chim trời cá nước
• đất lành chim đậu
• đường chim bay

Etymology 2

From etymology 1. For some parallels, compare English cock, Chinese 鳥 / 鸟 (điểu, “bird”) and 屌 (điểu, “penis”), Thai นกเขา (nók-kǎo, “pigeon”). See also cu, cò.

Alternative forms

• (euphemistic orthographic variant) trym

Noun

(classifier cái) chim

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

Synonyms

• (penis) buồi, cặc, cậu nhỏ, cu, cò, đèn dầu

See also

• bướm

Etymology 3

Verb

chim

1. (archaic, derogatory) to flirt

White Hmong

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Looks borrowed from Chinese 氣／气 (qì, “gas; anger”).”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰi˩̰/

Verb

chim

1. to hate, be angry at, be incensed

Derived terms

• chim siab (“to be angry, be incensed”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 24.