tima teyma, timah [< Esk.]
n. an Eskimo greeting.
See also: chimo
- 1795  (1911)  Tima in the Esquimaux language is a friendly word similar to what cheer?
- 1914  The Eskimos saw us before we got to the rapids, and hailed us with as much pleasure as we did them; there was a great shouting of "Teyma!" and waving of arms.