kimu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kimu/, [ki.mu]

Noun

kimu inan or anim

  1. sprout (of a plant)
  2. (figurative) a young child

Declension

Further reading

  • "kimu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • kimu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.mu/, [ˈti.mu]

Noun

kimu

  1. precipitation
  2. Samoan rain

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “kimu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

Romanization

kimu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of キム
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