simi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "simi"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

simi (plural simis)

1. A short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 什物 or 什麼／什么 (sím-mi̍h, “what”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [si˦mi˦˨]

Pronoun

simi

1. (Singapore, Singlish, interrogative, mildly rude) What?; what is this […] ?; what […] are you talking about?

   Simi sai? ― What is this shit?

   Simi lanjiao? ― What is this nonsense?

   • 2016 January 22, <wakal...@yahoo.com.sg>, “China - Imperial Family”, in soc.culture.china (Usenet):

     Simi lanchiao?

2. (Singapore, Singlish, less common) Any […] ; whatever […] .
   • 1998 August 9, K§_Chew, tmnet.communities (Usenet):

     Everyday must cook lah, clean lah, simi sai mah pao kah liao lor.

   • 2015 August 4, Sharanjit Leyl, “Cashing in on Singapore's 'SG50' jubilee”, in BBC News, Singapore:

     Search the acronym and you'll uncover them, including one called 'Simi Sai, also SG50' which describes the latest SG50 branding effort […].

   • 2018 March 24, Jewel Stolarchuk, “Former TRS editor who now runs ramen stall “terribly disappointed” that PAP Policy Forum holds “unfair” views about him, even after jail term”, in The Independent‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 September 2026:

     I pleaded guilty because I am unable to prove in court that the articles in question does^{[sic – meaning do]} not have seditious tendencies because simi-sai also can be proven to have seditious tendencies.

Anagrams

• IMSI, ISIM, Miis

Aruop

Noun

simi

1. woman

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Azerbaijani

Noun

simi

1. inflection of sim:
   1. definite accusative singular
   2. third-person singular/plural possessive nominative singular

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sīmius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsi.mi]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

simi m (plural simis)

1. simian

Derived terms

• simiesc
• simiot

Further reading

• “simi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪˈmi/ [sɪˈmɪ]

Etymology 1

See also Tagalog pighati / hapis.

Noun

simi

1. sadness; loneliness; sorrow;

   Synonyms: lungkut, lumbe, malun

2. anxiety; anguish

   Synonyms: balisa, bitkil, tamle

Derived terms

• kamalsimi
• malsimi

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *Səmay

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay

Kapampangan simi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay (“cooked rice”), from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay. Compare Tagalog himay, Cebuano humay and Malay imai.

Noun

simi

1. removal of inedible parts of food to separate the edible part (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.)
2. stringing and cutting into small pieces of beans (in preparation for cooking)
3. (figurative) review or examination of something in detail

Adjective

simi

1. removed of all inedible parts (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.)
2. stringed and cut into small pieces (of beans prepared for cooking)

Derived terms

• asimen
• isimen
• makasimen
• simen
• simian

Latin

Adjective

sīmī

1. inflection of sīmus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French chimie.

Noun

simi

1. chemistry

Related terms

• simik
• simis

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 295
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 976

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕi.mi/
• Rhymes: -imi
• Syllabification: si‧mi

Pronoun

simi

1. instrumental plural of sio

Quechua

Alternative forms

• (Ecuador) shimi

Noun

simi

1. mouth
2. speak
3. language
4. word

Declension

Declension of simi

	singular	plural
nominative	simi	simikuna
accusative	simita	simikunata
dative	simiman	simikunaman
genitive	simip	simikunap
locative	simipi	simikunapi
terminative	simikama	simikunakama
ablative	simimanta	simikunamanta
instrumental	simiwan	simikunawan
comitative	simintin	simikunantin
abessive	siminnaq	simikunannaq
comparative	simihina	simikunahina
causative	simirayku	simikunarayku
benefactive	simipaq	simikunapaq
associative	simipura	simikunapura
distributive	siminka	simikunanka
exclusive	similla	simikunalla

Possessive forms of simi

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative simiy simiykuna accusative simiyta simiykunata dative simiyman simiykunaman genitive simiypa simiykunap locative simiypi simiykunapi terminative simiykama simiykunakama ablative simiymanta simiykunamanta instrumental simiywan simiykunawan comitative simiynintin simiykunantin abessive simiyninnaq simiykunannaq comparative simiyhina simiykunahina causative simiyrayku simiykunarayku benefactive simiypaq simiykunapaq associative simiypura simiykunapura distributive simiyninka simiykunanka exclusive simiylla simiykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative simiyki simiykikuna accusative simiykita simiykikunata dative simiykiman simiykikunaman genitive simiykipa simiykikunap locative simiykipi simiykikunapi terminative simiykikama simiykikunakama ablative simiykimanta simiykikunamanta instrumental simiykiwan simiykikunawan comitative simiykintin simiykikunantin abessive simiykinnaq simiykikunannaq comparative simiykihina simiykikunahina causative simiykirayku simiykikunarayku benefactive simiykipaq simiykikunapaq associative simiykipura simiykikunapura distributive simiykinka simiykikunanka exclusive simiykilla simiykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative simin siminkuna accusative siminta siminkunata dative siminman siminkunaman genitive siminpa siminkunap locative siminpi siminkunapi terminative siminkama siminkunakama ablative siminmanta siminkunamanta instrumental siminwan siminkunawan comitative siminintin siminkunantin abessive siminninnaq siminkunannaq comparative siminhina siminkunahina causative siminrayku siminkunarayku benefactive siminpaq siminkunapaq associative siminpura siminkunapura distributive simininka siminkunanka exclusive siminlla siminkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative siminchik siminchikkuna accusative siminchikta siminchikkunata dative siminchikman siminchikkunaman genitive siminchikpa siminchikkunap locative siminchikpi siminchikkunapi terminative siminchikkama siminchikkunakama ablative siminchikmanta siminchikkunamanta instrumental siminchikwan siminchikkunawan comitative siminchiknintin siminchikkunantin abessive siminchikninnaq siminchikkunannaq comparative siminchikhina siminchikkunahina causative siminchikrayku siminchikkunarayku benefactive siminchikpaq siminchikkunapaq associative siminchikpura siminchikkunapura distributive siminchikninka siminchikkunanka exclusive siminchiklla siminchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative simiyku simiykukuna accusative simiykuta simiykukunata dative simiykuman simiykukunaman genitive simiykupa simiykukunap locative simiykupi simiykukunapi terminative simiykukama simiykukunakama ablative simiykumanta simiykukunamanta instrumental simiykuwan simiykukunawan comitative simiykuntin simiykukunantin abessive simiykunnaq simiykukunannaq comparative simiykuhina simiykukunahina causative simiykurayku simiykukunarayku benefactive simiykupaq simiykukunapaq associative simiykupura simiykukunapura distributive simiykunka simiykukunanka exclusive simiykulla simiykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative simiykichik simiykichikkuna accusative simiykichikta simiykichikkunata dative simiykichikman simiykichikkunaman genitive simiykichikpa simiykichikkunap locative simiykichikpi simiykichikkunapi terminative simiykichikkama simiykichikkunakama ablative simiykichikmanta simiykichikkunamanta instrumental simiykichikwan simiykichikkunawan comitative simiykichiknintin simiykichikkunantin abessive simiykichikninnaq simiykichikkunannaq comparative simiykichikhina simiykichikkunahina causative simiykichikrayku simiykichikkunarayku benefactive simiykichikpaq simiykichikkunapaq associative simiykichikpura simiykichikkunapura distributive simiykichikninka simiykichikkunanka exclusive simiykichiklla simiykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative siminku siminkukuna accusative siminkuta siminkukunata dative siminkuman siminkukunaman genitive siminkupa siminkukunap locative siminkupi siminkukunapi terminative siminkukama siminkukunakama ablative siminkumanta siminkukunamanta instrumental siminkuwan siminkukunawan comitative siminkuntin siminkukunantin abessive siminkunnaq siminkukunannaq comparative siminkuhina siminkukunahina causative siminkurayku siminkukunarayku benefactive siminkupaq siminkukunapaq associative siminkupura siminkukunapura distributive siminkunka siminkukunanka exclusive siminkulla siminkukunalla

Derived terms

• qasi simi
• runa simi

See also

• qallu

Swahili

Verb

simi

1. first-person singular object of si-; it is not me

   Antonym: ndimi

See also

Emphatic copula negative (si-)

		singular	plural
1st person		simi, siye	sio
2nd person		siwe, siye	sinyi, sio
3rd person	m-wa(I/II)	siye	sio
	m-mi(III/IV)	sio	siyo
	ji-ma(V/VI)	silo	siyo
	ki-vi(VII/VIII)	sicho	sivyo
	n(IX/X)	siyo	sizo
	u(XI)	sio	see n(X) or ma(VI)
	ku(XV/XVII)	siko
	pa(XVI)	sipo
	mu(XVIII)	simo

For a full table, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsimiʔ/ [ˈsiː.mɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -imiʔ
• Syllabification: si‧mi

Noun

simì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒ)

1. small particles or remnants of food, especially fish (fallen from or left on the table after eating)

See also

• mismis
• pispis
• mumo

Anagrams

• imis