tikmix

tikmix

Maltese

Root
k-m-x

Etymology

From Arabic. The root ك م ش‎ (k-m-š) has several words to do with shrinking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪkˈmiːʃ/

Noun

tikmix m (collective, singulative tikmixa, paucal tikmixiet)

1. wrinkle(s)
   • 2015, “Tikmixa”‎, performed by Sidney Rose Henwood:

     Tikmixa ma tbeżżagħnix, tikmixa ma ddejjaqnix.
     Hi frott l-imħabba, hi frott l-imgħoddi.
     Fiha hemm mistura ħajja, fiha hemm nifs l-għajxien.

     A wrinkle doesn't scare me, a wrinkle doesn't depress me.
     It's the fruit of love, it's the fruit of the past.
     In it life is hidden, in it there's the breath of living.