DCHP-2

tima teyma, timah [< Esk.] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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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.