syim

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English shim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃem]
  • Rhymes: -im
  • Hyphenation: syim

Noun

syim (Jawi spelling شيم, plural syim-syim)

  1. A strip of metal, wood, rubber and so on used for alignment and support; a shim.
    Synonyms: penyendal, sendal, sesendal

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