timsim

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tingsim, timsin === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 燈芯 / 灯芯 (teng-sim, “wick”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /timˈsim/ [t̪ɪmˈsɪm] Rhymes: -im Syllabification: tim‧sim === Noun === timsím (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔) wick of an oil lamp, especially made from the treated interior part of the greater club rush plant (Actinoscirpusgrossus) Synonym: mitsa (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 === === Further reading === “timsim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.