timsim

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tingsim, timsin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /timˈsim/ [t̪ɪmˈsɪm]
  • Rhymes: -im
  • Syllabification: tim‧sim

Noun

timsím (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. wick of an oil lamp, especially made from the treated interior part of the greater club rush plant (Actinoscirpusgrossus)
    Synonym: mitsa
  2. (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

  1. ^ 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

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