kimkim

== Karao == === Noun === kimkim blink (of eyes) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === quimquim — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmkəm (“to hold in the fist”) (cf. Pangasinan kemkem (“to hold tightly in the fist”), Cebuano kumkom (“to hold something in the hand with the palm closed; to be in possession of something”)) === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kimˈkim/ [kɪmˈkɪm] Rhymes: -im Syllabification: kim‧kim === Adjective === kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔) held in the fist (figurative) inborn; natural (of something a person possesses) Synonyms: taglay, tinataglay ==== See also ==== === Noun === kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔) clenching of one's fist (figurative) possession of a natural talent, beauty, etc. Synonyms: taglay, angkin, pagtataglay, pag-aangkin (figurative) act of hiding one's anger ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kimkim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 “kimkim”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.