shima

See also: Shima and shimā

Japanese

Romanization

shima

1. Rōmaji transcription of しま

Machiguenga

Etymology

Cognate with Lokono hime (“fish”), Yine shima (“fish”), Ignaciano jime (“fish”), Asháninka shima (“fish”), Nomatsiguenga símá (“fish”), Trinitario jimo (“fish”).

Noun

shima

1. fish

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cìima.

Verb

-shíma (infinitive gushíma, perfective -shímye)

1. to thank; praise; admire; be content with
2. to congratulate; to compliment

   Synonym: -shimagiza

References

• Elizabeth E. Cox; Myra Adamson; Muriel Teusink (1969), Dictionary: Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda‎^[1], page 46
• Emmanuel Habumuremyi; Claudine Uwamahoro (2006), A Kinyarwanda-English and English-Kinyarwanda dictionary‎^[2], Kigali: Rwanda Community Net, page 98