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gim.

gold thread

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡim/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡim]Standard-Indonesian
  1. gold thread

    Jakarta
Where this word comes from

From Betawi gim, from Hokkien 金 (kim, “gold”).

noun/ˈɡim/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡim]Standard-Indonesian
  1. game

    pengembang gim
Where this word comes from

From English game, from Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”). The original English /-ɛɪ-/ pronunciation is raised to /-ɪ-/, likely being in accordance with rules of loans from Dutch like praktijk (pronounced with /-ɛɪ-/) → praktik.

noun/ˈɡim/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡim]Standard-Indonesian
  1. game point

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From English game point. Under influence by the same word in etymology 2.

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