chím

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chim"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of chím – see 嬸 (“paternal aunt”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嬸).

Irish

Alternative forms

• cím (West Kerry)
• tchím, tím (Ulster)

Etymology

From earlier do-chím, from Old Irish ad·chím (“I see it”, first-person singular of ad·cí with infixed third-person singular neuter pronoun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çiːmʲ/

Verb

chím

1. (Munster except West Kerry) first-person singular present indicative independent of feic

Usage notes

The dependent form in Munster and Ulster is feicim, which in the standard language is both dependent and independent.