masculine · kimi 1 · kimi 2
worm
Kimi masculine [Vedic kr̥mi] a worm, vermin: setā kimī kaṇhasīsā A III 241; Miln 272; Sv I 199; — As animal of death and putrefaction M I 507; Ja I 146; Snp 201; especially with reference to the punishment of petas: Pv I 3 1 ; Thig 439; Pv-a 192; Saddh 603. As glow-worm M II 34; 41 (with khajjopanaka); sālaka° a very minute insect Miln 312. In similes: Thag 1175 (kimī va mīḷhasallitto); Vism 500, 598. In compound kimi-kula the worm kind (genus worm) Miln 100; Vism 235; °gaṇa crowd of worms Vism 314.
kimi ( m. ; § 2.6 ; = Pali id. , glow-worm , as well as worm in general; in this specialized sense Skt. kṛmi, krimi is not recorded), glow-worm : Mv i.73.20 ( vs ) udgate dinakare yathā kimi niṣprabho bhavati.
a worm; a silkworm; an insect
【陽】 蟲，害蟲。~kula,【中】 一堆蟲，一種蟲。
(masc, masc) worm; maggot worm, vermin
(masc, masc) glow-worm; firefly