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simi¹

noun simis

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

simi²

  • [si˦mi˦˨] Singapore

Where it comes from

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

pronoun

  1. Singapore, Singlish, interrogative What?; what is this […] ?; what […] are you talking about? Simi sai?
  2. Singapore, Singlish, uncommon Any […] ; whatever […] . Everyday must cook lah, clean lah, simi sai mah pao kah liao lor.

Simi³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Simi.

proper noun Simis

  1. A surname from Italian.

Simi⁴

Where it comes from

Likely formed with -i (suffix forming diminutives of given names).

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the unisex given name Simran.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Simrita.

Simi⁵

  • /ˈsiːmi/

Where it comes from

Influenced by the Modern Greek pronunciation of Σύμη (Sými).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Syme

SIMI⁶

noun SIMIs

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of seemingly insignificant minor interaction

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Students' Islamic Movement of India

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@misc{simi_2026,
  title = {simi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}