kimkim

Karao

Noun

kimkim

  1. blink (of eyes)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmkəm (“to hold in the fist”) (cf. Pangasinan kemkem (“to hold tightly in the fist”), Cebuano kumkom (“to hold something in the hand with the palm closed; to be in possession of something”))

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kimˈkim/ [kɪmˈkim]
  • Rhymes: -im
  • Syllabification: kim‧kim

Adjective

kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. held in the fist
  2. (figurative) inborn; natural (of something a person possesses)
    Synonyms: taglay, tinataglay

See also

Noun

kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. clenching of one's fist
  2. (figurative) possession of a natural talent, beauty, etc.
    Synonyms: taglay, angkin, pagtataglay, pag-aangkin
  3. (figurative) act of hiding one's anger

Derived terms
  • kimkimin
  • kumimkim
  • magkimkim
  • pagkimkim

Further reading
  • “kimkim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “kimkim”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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