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kima
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Balinese
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima.
Noun
kima (Balinese script ᬓᬶᬫ)
Etymology 2
Noun
kima (Balinese script ᬓᬶᬫ)
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
- giant clam
- 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
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Javanese
Romanization
kima
- romanization of ꦏꦶꦩ
Lingala
Verb
-kima (infinitive kokima)
- to flee
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima (“giant clam”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kima (Jawi spelling کيما, plural kima-kima or kima2)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kima
Further reading
- "kima" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), 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
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Verb
kima (present tense kimar, past tense kima, past participle kima, passive infinitive kimast, present participle kimande, imperative kima/kim)
- a-infinitive form of kime
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese queimar and Spanish quemar and Kabuverdianu kema.
Verb
kima
- to burn
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Tagalog
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