timsim

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tingsim, timsin

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 燈芯 / 灯芯 (teng-sim, “wick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /timˈsim/ [t̪ɪmˈsim]
• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: tim‧sim

Noun

timsím (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

1. wick of an oil lamp, especially made from the treated interior part of the greater club rush plant (Actinoscirpusgrossus)

   Synonym: mitsa

2. (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):

• huwepe
• ilaw
• lampara
• sulo
• tanglaw
• tinghoy

(grasses):

• balanggot
• kumpay

Further reading

• “timsim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier