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

  • IPA(key): /çiːmʲ/

Verb

chím

  1. (Munster except West Kerry) first-person singular present indicative independent of feic

Usage notes

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

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