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kima.

extent, measure, value, amount, price

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈki.mɑ//ˈqi.mɑ/
  1. extent, measure, value, amount, price

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic قِيمة (qīma).

noun
  1. keema, a type of mincemeat

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Where this word comes from

From Hindi क़ीमा (qīmā)/Urdu قیمہ (qīma), from Persian قیمه (qime), ultimately from Turkic, perhaps Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma).

noun/ˈki.mɑ/
  1. blue monkey

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  2. any monkey in general

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *nkɪ́mà.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.