maim

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-Norman maheimer, mahaigner, of Germanic origin; see mayhem. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /meɪm/ Rhymes: -eɪm Hyphenation: maim === Verb === maim (third-person singular simple present maims, present participle maiming, simple past and past participle maimed) To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. Synonym: mutilate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== mayhem ==== Translations ==== === Noun === maim (plural maims) (obsolete) A severe, serious wound. === Anagrams === I'mma, Imam, Imma, Mami, imam, imma, mami == Middle English == === Noun === maim alternative form of maym == Tocharian B == === Etymology === From Proto-Tocharian *meim, a nominal derivative of *mei- (“to measure”). Possibly linked to Proto-Indo-European *mod-ye/o- or *mēdye/o-, derivatives of *med- (“to measure, give advice, heal”) (whence Latin meditor and Old Irish midithir), or alternatively to *meh₁-ye/o- from *meh₁- (“to measure”) (whence Latin mētior). Compare Tocharian A mem. === Noun === maim m thought, thinking