gim
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Symbol ===
gim
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Gimi (Papuan).
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Gimi (Papuan) terms
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Korean 김 (gim)
==== Alternative forms ====
kim
==== Noun ====
gim (uncountable)
Edible seaweed in Korean cuisine.
=== Etymology 2 ===
Compare gimp (adjective).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪm/
==== Adjective ====
gim (comparative more gim, superlative most gim)
(UK, dialect, archaic) Neat; spruce.
=== See also ===
gim-peg (probably etymologically unrelated)
=== References ===
“gim”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
=== Anagrams ===
IGM, IMG, IgM, MIG, MiG, Mig, img
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡim/ [ˈɡim]
Rhymes: -im
Syllabification: gim
=== Etymology 1 ===
From English game, from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”).
The original English /-ɛɪ-/ pronunciation is raised to /-ɪ-/, likely being in accordance with rules of loans from Dutch like praktijk (pronounced with /-ɛɪ-/) → praktik.
==== Noun ====
gim (plural gim-gim)
game
Synonym: permainan
pengembang gim ― game developer
===== Alternative forms =====
game
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Betawi gim, from Hokkien 金 (kim, “gold”).
==== Noun ====
gim (plural gim-gim)
(Jakarta) gold thread
Synonym: benang emas
=== Etymology 3 ===
From English game point. Under influence by the same word in etymology 1.
==== Noun ====
gim (plural gim-gim)
(colloquial) game point
Synonyms: poin, usai
=== Etymology 4 ===
==== Noun ====
gim (plural gim-gim)
apocopic form of gimnasium
=== Further reading ===
“gim”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Javanese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English game.
=== Noun ===
gim
game
== Old English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /jim/
Rhymes: -im
=== Noun ===
ġim m
alternative form of ġimm
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
gin (unadapted spelling)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English gin.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: gim
=== Noun ===
gim m (plural gins)
gin (liquor made with juniper berries)
=== Further reading ===
“gim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“gim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Zhuang ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Chinese 金 (MC kim). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lao ຄຳ (kham), Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khraṃ), Saek กฺั๊ม.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /kim˨˦/
Tone numbers: gim1
Hyphenation: gim
=== Noun ===
gim (1957–1982 spelling gim)
gold