timsim

Tagalog

Alternative forms

tingsim

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 燈芯／灯芯 (teng-sim, “wick”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /timˈsim/, [tɪmˈsim]
Hyphenation: tim‧sim

Noun

timsím (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

wick of an oil lamp, especially made from the treated interior part of the greater club rush plant
Synonym: mitsa
(botany) hippo grass (Echinochloa stagnina, a type of grass that grows in shallow water, up to 1m tall and can be used to treat kidney disease)
Synonyms: balihi, balili, panibulon

Derived terms

timsiman

See also

(light sources):

(grasses):

References

Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132

Further reading

“timsim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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