chím

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chim"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of chím – see 嬸 (“paternal aunt”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嬸).

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier do-chím, from Old Irish ad·chím (“I see it”, first-person singular of ad·cí with infixed third-person singular neuter pronoun).

Pronunciation

Verb

chím

  1. (Waterford, Cork, Aran) first-person singular present indicative independent of feic
  2. (Kerry) lenited form of cím

Usage notes

The dependent form in Munster and Ulster is feicim, which in the standard language is both dependent and independent.

References

  1. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 21, page 6
  2. ^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 219
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 177
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