Lima

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See also: lima, limá, líma, limă, lìmǎ, and Lìmǎ

Translingual[edit]

Lima [2]
Lima [3]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Lima.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Lima

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter L.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter L.
  3. (time zone) UTC+11:00
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes for letters
code Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
code November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu

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References[edit]

  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Via corrupted Spanish pronunciation of Quechua Rimak, Incan god, from rimay (to speak).

Pronunciation[edit]

City in Peru:

City in Ohio:

Proper noun[edit]

Lima

  1. The capital city of Peru.
  2. 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.

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Anagrams[edit]

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lima

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

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lima f (related adjective limský)

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Lima in Internetová jazyková příručka

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lima m or f

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, from Quechua Rimak.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lima f

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • Lima in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Lima in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
rio Lima
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Lima

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Limia, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Cognate with Galician Limia.

Proper noun[edit]

Lima m

  1. Limia (a river in Iberia)

Etymology 2[edit]

From the river's name. Related to Limeira.

Proper noun[edit]

Lima

  1. a surname

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Lima

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)
Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Lȉma f (Cyrillic spelling Ли̏ма)

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

References[edit]

  • Lima” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak[edit]

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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

  1. Lima (the capital of Peru)

References[edit]

  • 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, 2024

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Lima f

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

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lima n (genitive Limas)

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

Anagrams[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Lima.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Li‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ˈlima/, [ˈli.mɐ]

Proper noun[edit]

Lima (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

  1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)