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kima

Bingham

kíma

n. a bivalvular shell-fish.

kím'a

a. sharp, keen.

Sabatier

kima

n. a large shell.

kima1

a. sharp, steely, keen.
syn. kakang (cutting).
red. kimakima: very sharp.
vt. ka-kima, kakimakima: to sharpen point, to sharpen to a fine point.

Luomala

kima

sn. Tridacoconuta (bivalve).
n. large "killer" clam.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Ethnobotany (Luomala)