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Chimay

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Chimay¹

Where it comes from

From French Chimay, sometimes further derived via Vulgar Latin, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“pretty, pleasant”).

proper noun

  1. A city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.

Chimay²

Where it comes from

Variant of earlier Chiamay, from Portuguese Lago de Chiamay in João de Barros's 1553 Décadas da Ásia, Dec. III, Bk. II, presumably from the Chiamay and Chiammay in manuscripts of Fernão Mendes Pinto's Peregrinação, variously referring to an imaginary lake and to the kingdom and town of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai), from เชียง (chiiang, “walled city”) + ใหม่ (mài, “new”).

proper noun Chiamay · Chiammay · Chiamai · Chiang Mai · Chaamay · Chiama

  1. historical An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers. CHIMAY, the name of a great lake, lying in the province of Acham, between the Eaſt-Indies and China.

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한국어시메 sime
हिन्दीशिमे śime

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"Chimay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chimay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chimay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chimay

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"Chimay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chimay.

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@misc{chimay_2026,
  title = {Chimay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chimay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}