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Karao
Noun
kimkim
- blink (of eyes)
Tagalog
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
Adjective
kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔)
- held in the fist
- (figurative) inborn; natural (of something a person possesses)
- Synonyms: taglay, tinataglay
See also
Noun
kimkím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔)
- clenching of one's fist
- (figurative) possession of a natural talent, beauty, etc.
- Synonyms: taglay, angkin, pagtataglay, pag-aangkin
- (figurative) act of hiding one's anger
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kimkim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “kimkim”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025