syim

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English shim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃem]
• Rhymes: -im
• Hyphenation: syim

Noun

syim (Jawi spelling شيم, plural syim-syim, informal 1st possessive syimku, 2nd possessive syimmu, 3rd possessive syimnya)

1. A strip of metal, wood, rubber and so on used for alignment and support; a shim.

   Synonyms: penyendal, sendal, sesendal

Further reading

• “syim” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.