kimkim

Karao

Noun

kimkim

1. blink (of eyes)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quimquim — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

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/ [kɪmˈkim]
• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: kim‧kim

Adjective

kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔)

1. held in the fist
2. (figurative) inborn; natural (of something a person possesses)

   Synonyms: taglay, tinataglay

See also

• kima
• kimis
• kipil
• kuyom

Noun

kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔)

1. clenching of one's fist
2. (figurative) possession of a natural talent, beauty, etc.

   Synonyms: taglay, angkin, pagtataglay, pag-aangkin

3. (figurative) act of hiding one's anger

Derived terms

• kimkimin
• kumimkim
• magkimkim
• pagkimkim

Further reading

• “kimkim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “kimkim”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025