Lima

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lima"

Translingual

Lima [1]
Lima [2]
Lima [3]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Lima.

Alternative forms

• lima, LIMA

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

Noun

Lima

2. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter L.
3. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter L.
4. (time zone) UTC+11:00

ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codesedit

• Alfa
• Bravo
• Charlie
• decimal
• Delta
• Echo
• eight
• five (“fife”)
• four (“fower”)
• Foxtrot
• Golf
• Hotel
• hundred
• India
• Juliett
• Kilo
• Lima
• Mike
• nine (“niner”)
• November
• one
• Oscar
• Papa
• Quebec
• Romeo
• seven
• Sierra
• six
• Tango
• thousand
• three (“tree”)
• two
• Uniform
• Victor
• Whiskey
• Xray
• Yankee
• zero
• Zulu

Translations

the letter "L" in a national spelling alphabet

Bulgarian: Лима (Lima) Czech: Ludvík (cs) English: Love Estonian: Linda (et) Finnish: Lauri (fi) Italian: Livorno (it) Malay: London Swedish: Ludvig (sv) Turkish: Lüleburgaz (tr)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Lima f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Limidae – file shells, file clams.

References

• Lima (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lima (genus) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Lima (genus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately derived from rimay (“to speak”). Doublet of lima [bean].

Pronunciation

City in Peru:

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːmə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -iːmə
• Homophone: lemur (non-rhotic)

City in Ohio:

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪmə/

Proper noun

Lima

2. The capital city of Peru.
   1. (metonymic) The Peruvian government.
3. A province in Peru.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A township and village therein, in Adams County, Illinois.
   2. A township in LaGrange County, Indiana.
   3. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
   4. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
   5. A town in Beaverhead County, Montana.
   6. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
   7. A city, the county seat of Allen County, Ohio.
   8. A former township in Licking County, Ohio, merged into Pataskala in 1996.
   9. A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
   10. A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
   11. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
   12. A town and unincorporated community in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
   13. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
   14. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
5. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Related terms

• lima bean
• Lima East
• Lima South
• Lima wood
• Limenean
• Santa Rosa de Lima

Translations

the capital city of Peru

Arabic: لِيمَا (ar) f (līmā) Asturian: Lima (ast) Cherokee: ᎵᎹ (lima) Chinese: Mandarin: 利馬 / 利马 (zh) (Lìmǎ) Czech: Lima (cs) f Danish: Lima Dutch: Lima (nl) n Esperanto: Limo (eo) Estonian: Lima (et) Finnish: Lima (fi) French: Lima (fr) German: Lima (de) n Greek: Λίμα (el) f (Líma) Hebrew: לִימָה (lima) Hindi: लीमा (līmā) Irish: Líoma Italian: Lima f Japanese: リマ (ja) (Rima) Korean: 리마 (ko) (Rima) Marathi: लिमा (limā) Polish: Lima (pl) f Portuguese: Lima (pt) f Quechua: Lima, Limaq Russian: Ли́ма (ru) f (Líma) Spanish: Lima (es) f Swedish: Lima (sv) n Ukrainian: Лі́ма f (Líma)

See also

• Lima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alim, Liam, Mali, Mila, alim, mail, mali

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Lima

1. Lima (the capital and largest city of the modern Peru)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪma]

Proper noun

Lima f (relational adjective limský)

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Declension

Declension of Lima (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Lima
genitive	Limy
dative	Limě
accusative	Limu
vocative	Limo
locative	Limě
instrumental	Limou

Further reading

• “Lima”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ma/
• Homophones: lima, limât, Limat

Proper noun

Lima m or f

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Derived terms

• haricot de Lima

Anagrams

• Mali

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Lima n (proper noun, genitive Limas or (optionally with an article) Lima)

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Lima.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈliː.ma]
• Homophone: līma

Proper noun

Līma f sg (genitive Līmae); first declension (New Latin)

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Urbs Rēgum

   • 1991 January 26, Pope John Paul II, NUNTIUS GRATULATORIUS DATUS IOSEPHO CARDINALI TOMKO, MISSO EXTRAORDINARIO AD QUARTUM CONGRESSUM MISSIONALEM LATINUM-AMERICANUM LIMAE IN PERUVIA‎^[1], Vatican: The Holy See, archived from the original on 17 September 2021:

     Scilicet Februario mense proximo Limae congregabitur in Peruvia Quartus numero Congressus eius indolis clarae, cui singulare profecto inditum est et nomen et propositum: “America Latina, unde tua fides ipsa missionarios emittit”.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Līma
genitive	Līmae
dative	Līmae
accusative	Līmam
ablative	Līmā
vocative	Līma

Derived terms

• līmānus

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, from Quechua Rimak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: Li‧ma

Proper noun

Lima f

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Declension

Declension of Lima

	singular
nominative	Lima
genitive	Limy
dative	Limie
accusative	Limę
instrumental	Limą
locative	Limie
vocative	Limo

Derived terms

adjective

• limski

nouns

• limianin
• limianka

Further reading

• “Lima”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Lima”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

rio Lima

Lima

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.mɐ/

• Homophone: lima
• Hyphenation: Li‧ma

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese Limia, from Paleo-Hispanic.

Cognate with Galician Limia.

Proper noun

Lima m

1. Limia (a river in Iberia)

Etymology 2

From the river's name. Related to Limeira.

Proper noun

Lima m or f

1. a surname

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, from Quechua Rimak, Incan god, from rimay (“to speak”).

Proper noun

Lima f

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Derived terms

• limenho

See also

• Peru

Quechua

"The City of Kings of Lima". Drawing by chronicler Guaman Poma.

Alternative forms

• Limaq

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”) in reference to the pre-Hispanic oracle of the Huaca de Santa Ana. Cognate with modern Quechua Quechua rimaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.ma/

Proper noun

Lima

1. Lima

Declension

Declension of Lima

	singular	plural
nominative	Lima	Limakuna
accusative	Limata	Limakunata
dative	Limaman	Limakunaman
genitive	Limap	Limakunap
locative	Limapi	Limakunapi
terminative	Limakama	Limakunakama
ablative	Limamanta	Limakunamanta
instrumental	Limawan	Limakunawan
comitative	Limantin	Limakunantin
abessive	Limannaq	Limakunannaq
comparative	Limahina	Limakunahina
causative	Limarayku	Limakunarayku
benefactive	Limapaq	Limakunapaq
associative	Limapura	Limakunapura
distributive	Limanka	Limakunanka
exclusive	Limalla	Limakunalla

Possessive forms of Lima

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative Limay Limaykuna accusative Limayta Limaykunata dative Limayman Limaykunaman genitive Limaypa Limaykunap locative Limaypi Limaykunapi terminative Limaykama Limaykunakama ablative Limaymanta Limaykunamanta instrumental Limaywan Limaykunawan comitative Limaynintin Limaykunantin abessive Limayninnaq Limaykunannaq comparative Limayhina Limaykunahina causative Limayrayku Limaykunarayku benefactive Limaypaq Limaykunapaq associative Limaypura Limaykunapura distributive Limayninka Limaykunanka exclusive Limaylla Limaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative Limayki Limaykikuna accusative Limaykita Limaykikunata dative Limaykiman Limaykikunaman genitive Limaykipa Limaykikunap locative Limaykipi Limaykikunapi terminative Limaykikama Limaykikunakama ablative Limaykimanta Limaykikunamanta instrumental Limaykiwan Limaykikunawan comitative Limaykintin Limaykikunantin abessive Limaykinnaq Limaykikunannaq comparative Limaykihina Limaykikunahina causative Limaykirayku Limaykikunarayku benefactive Limaykipaq Limaykikunapaq associative Limaykipura Limaykikunapura distributive Limaykinka Limaykikunanka exclusive Limaykilla Limaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative Liman Limankuna accusative Limanta Limankunata dative Limanman Limankunaman genitive Limanpa Limankunap locative Limanpi Limankunapi terminative Limankama Limankunakama ablative Limanmanta Limankunamanta instrumental Limanwan Limankunawan comitative Limanintin Limankunantin abessive Limanninnaq Limankunannaq comparative Limanhina Limankunahina causative Limanrayku Limankunarayku benefactive Limanpaq Limankunapaq associative Limanpura Limankunapura distributive Limaninka Limankunanka exclusive Limanlla Limankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative Limanchik Limanchikkuna accusative Limanchikta Limanchikkunata dative Limanchikman Limanchikkunaman genitive Limanchikpa Limanchikkunap locative Limanchikpi Limanchikkunapi terminative Limanchikkama Limanchikkunakama ablative Limanchikmanta Limanchikkunamanta instrumental Limanchikwan Limanchikkunawan comitative Limanchiknintin Limanchikkunantin abessive Limanchikninnaq Limanchikkunannaq comparative Limanchikhina Limanchikkunahina causative Limanchikrayku Limanchikkunarayku benefactive Limanchikpaq Limanchikkunapaq associative Limanchikpura Limanchikkunapura distributive Limanchikninka Limanchikkunanka exclusive Limanchiklla Limanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative Limayku Limaykukuna accusative Limaykuta Limaykukunata dative Limaykuman Limaykukunaman genitive Limaykupa Limaykukunap locative Limaykupi Limaykukunapi terminative Limaykukama Limaykukunakama ablative Limaykumanta Limaykukunamanta instrumental Limaykuwan Limaykukunawan comitative Limaykuntin Limaykukunantin abessive Limaykunnaq Limaykukunannaq comparative Limaykuhina Limaykukunahina causative Limaykurayku Limaykukunarayku benefactive Limaykupaq Limaykukunapaq associative Limaykupura Limaykukunapura distributive Limaykunka Limaykukunanka exclusive Limaykulla Limaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative Limaykichik Limaykichikkuna accusative Limaykichikta Limaykichikkunata dative Limaykichikman Limaykichikkunaman genitive Limaykichikpa Limaykichikkunap locative Limaykichikpi Limaykichikkunapi terminative Limaykichikkama Limaykichikkunakama ablative Limaykichikmanta Limaykichikkunamanta instrumental Limaykichikwan Limaykichikkunawan comitative Limaykichiknintin Limaykichikkunantin abessive Limaykichikninnaq Limaykichikkunannaq comparative Limaykichikhina Limaykichikkunahina causative Limaykichikrayku Limaykichikkunarayku benefactive Limaykichikpaq Limaykichikkunapaq associative Limaykichikpura Limaykichikkunapura distributive Limaykichikninka Limaykichikkunanka exclusive Limaykichiklla Limaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative Limanku Limankukuna accusative Limankuta Limankukunata dative Limankuman Limankukunaman genitive Limankupa Limankukunap locative Limankupi Limankukunapi terminative Limankukama Limankukunakama ablative Limankumanta Limankukunamanta instrumental Limankuwan Limankukunawan comitative Limankuntin Limankukunantin abessive Limankunnaq Limankukunannaq comparative Limankuhina Limankukunahina causative Limankurayku Limankukunarayku benefactive Limankupaq Limankukunapaq associative Limankupura Limankukunapura distributive Limankunka Limankukunanka exclusive Limankulla Limankukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîma/
• Hyphenation: Li‧ma

Proper noun

Lȉma f (Cyrillic spelling Ли̏ма)

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

References

• “Lima”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎima/, (high register) [ˈʎima], (common) [ˈlima]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: Li‧ma

Proper noun

Lima f (genitive singular Limy, declension pattern of žena)

1. Lima (the capital of Peru)

References

• “Lima”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: Li‧ma

Proper noun

Lima f

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)
2. a province of Peru

Derived terms

• de aquí a Lima
• limeño

Anagrams

• Malí

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²liːma/
• Rhymes: -²iːma

Proper noun

Lima n (genitive Limas)

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Anagrams

• Liam, Mali, mail, mila

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Lima.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈliː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: Li‧ma

Proper noun

Lima (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Anagrams

• ilam, Mali, mali, amil