chím

See also: chim and Chim

Irish

Alternative forms

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.

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of chím – see 嬸 (“paternal aunt”).
(This character, chím, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 嬸.)
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