cim cim

Albanian

Etymology

Duplication of cim (“sting”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sim ˈt͡sim/

Adverb

cim cim

  1. by picking at food, here and there, in a picky way.[2]
    cim cim e hangri bukën ― he only picked at his food

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cëmon”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 24-25
  2. ^ Lambertz, Maximilian (1958) Zur Albanischen Umgangssprache (Lingua Posnaniensis), volume VII, Poznań: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, →OCLC, page 134
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