lima

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lima"

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Translingual

Noun

lima

1. Alternative letter-case form of Lima of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of lima bean.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪmə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪmə

Noun

lima (plural limas)

1. Lima bean.

   We had limas with dinner last night.

Etymology 2

Noun

lima (plural limas)

1. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Anagrams

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

Agutaynen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liˈma]

Numeral

limá

1. five

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Alu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Amis

Amis cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : sakalima

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Balinese

Romanization

lima

1. Romanization of ᬮᬶᬫ

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Bariai

Numeral

lima

1. five

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lima/ [li.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima, -a
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

Noun

lima inan

1. file (tool)

   Synonym: karraka

Declension

Declension of lima (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lima	lima	limak
ergative	limak	limak	limek
dative	limari	limari	limei
genitive	limaren	limaren	limen
comitative	limarekin	limarekin	limekin
causative	limarengatik	limarengatik	limengatik
benefactive	limarentzat	limarentzat	limentzat
instrumental	limaz	limaz	limez
inessive	limatan	liman	limetan
locative	limatako	limako	limetako
allative	limatara	limara	limetara
terminative	limataraino	limaraino	limetaraino
directive	limatarantz	limarantz	limetarantz
destinative	limatarako	limarako	limetarako
ablative	limatatik	limatik	limetatik
partitive	limarik	—	—
prolative	limatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• limari
• limatu
• limatzaile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

Noun

lima inan

1. lime (fruit)

Declension

Declension of lima (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lima	lima	limak
ergative	limak	limak	limek
dative	limari	limari	limei
genitive	limaren	limaren	limen
comitative	limarekin	limarekin	limekin
causative	limarengatik	limarengatik	limengatik
benefactive	limarentzat	limarentzat	limentzat
instrumental	limaz	limaz	limez
inessive	limatan	liman	limetan
locative	limatako	limako	limetako
allative	limatara	limara	limetara
terminative	limataraino	limaraino	limetaraino
directive	limatarantz	limarantz	limetarantz
destinative	limatarako	limarako	limetarako
ablative	limatatik	limatik	limetatik
partitive	limarik	—	—
prolative	limatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “lima”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “lima”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Bikol Central numbers ^(edit)

	50[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  4	5	6  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: lima, singko     Ordinal: ikalima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [l̪iˈma]
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

limá (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. five

   Synonym: singko

Derived terms

• ikalima
• kaglima
• lilima
• lima-lima
• maglima
• makalima

Bolongan

Bolongan numbers ^(edit)

	50
←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: lima     Ordinal: kelima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlima/

Numeral

lima

1. five

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “lima”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎^[2], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Brunei Malay

Brunei Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lima/
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

1. five

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[3], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Bughotu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

	50[a], [b]
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Cardinal: limá     Spanish cardinal: singko     Ordinal: ikalimá     Adverbial: makalimá     Distributive: lima-líma, taglíma     Fractional: sikalimá

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [l̪ɪˈma]
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

limá (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. five

   Synonym: singko

   • 2018 — Gitextgitext (24 January), Bisaya, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation

     Pari: Dugangi og lima kay magbiko ta!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ikalima
• makalima

Central Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Central Melanau

Central Melanau cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Chamorro

Chamorro cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. (Old Chamorro) five (in general)

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɽi.ma/

Verb

-lima (infinitive kulíma)

1. to cultivate

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mlimi (“farmer”)

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Proto-Celebic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima (Hangul spelling 을리마)

1. five

Noun

lima (Hangul spelling 을리마)

1. (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

líma

1. five

East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Esperanto

Etymology

limo +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlima/
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Adjective

lima (accusative singular liman, plural limaj, accusative plural limajn)

1. bordering, neighbouring, border
   • 2006, Mu Binghua, “Pezaj enlandaj ŝarĝoj por la registaro”, in Monato‎^[4]:

     Ĉar pro la malbonaj vivkondiĉoj fakte la plimulto de la ordinaraj ĉinoj troviĝas sur la lima punkto inter sano kaj malsano.

     In fact, due to the poor living conditions, the majority of ordinary Chinese people find themselves on the border point between health and disease.

Faroese

Noun

lima

1. indefinite genitive plural of limur

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lima, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīmą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimɑ/, [ˈlimɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imɑ
• Syllabification^(key): li‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): li‧ma

Noun

lima

1. mucus (slippery secretion from mucous membranes)
2. phlegm (viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing)
3. (historical) phlegm (one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus)
4. slime (any viscous liquid matter)
5. slime (mucus-like substance that exudes from the bodies of some animals, e.g. snails and slugs)

Declension

Inflection of lima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lima	limat
genitive		liman	limojen
partitive		limaa	limoja
illative		limaan	limoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lima	limat
accusative	nom.	lima	limat
	gen.	liman
genitive		liman	limojen limain rare
partitive		limaa	limoja
inessive		limassa	limoissa
elative		limasta	limoista
illative		limaan	limoihin
adessive		limalla	limoilla
ablative		limalta	limoilta
allative		limalle	limoille
essive		limana	limoina
translative		limaksi	limoiksi
abessive		limatta	limoitta
instructive		—	limoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative limani limani accusative nom. limani limani gen. limani genitive limani limojeni limaini rare partitive limaani limojani inessive limassani limoissani elative limastani limoistani illative limaani limoihini adessive limallani limoillani ablative limaltani limoiltani allative limalleni limoilleni essive limanani limoinani translative limakseni limoikseni abessive limattani limoittani instructive — — comitative — limoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative limasi limasi accusative nom. limasi limasi gen. limasi genitive limasi limojesi limaisi rare partitive limaasi limojasi inessive limassasi limoissasi elative limastasi limoistasi illative limaasi limoihisi adessive limallasi limoillasi ablative limaltasi limoiltasi allative limallesi limoillesi essive limanasi limoinasi translative limaksesi limoiksesi abessive limattasi limoittasi instructive — — comitative — limoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative limamme limamme accusative nom. limamme limamme gen. limamme genitive limamme limojemme limaimme rare partitive limaamme limojamme inessive limassamme limoissamme elative limastamme limoistamme illative limaamme limoihimme adessive limallamme limoillamme ablative limaltamme limoiltamme allative limallemme limoillemme essive limanamme limoinamme translative limaksemme limoiksemme abessive limattamme limoittamme instructive — — comitative — limoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative limanne limanne accusative nom. limanne limanne gen. limanne genitive limanne limojenne limainne rare partitive limaanne limojanne inessive limassanne limoissanne elative limastanne limoistanne illative limaanne limoihinne adessive limallanne limoillanne ablative limaltanne limoiltanne allative limallenne limoillenne essive limananne limoinanne translative limaksenne limoiksenne abessive limattanne limoittanne instructive — — comitative — limoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative limansa limansa accusative nom. limansa limansa gen. limansa genitive limansa limojensa limainsa rare partitive limaansa limojaan limojansa inessive limassaan limassansa limoissaan limoissansa elative limastaan limastansa limoistaan limoistansa illative limaansa limoihinsa adessive limallaan limallansa limoillaan limoillansa ablative limaltaan limaltansa limoiltaan limoiltansa allative limalleen limallensa limoilleen limoillensa essive limanaan limanansa limoinaan limoinansa translative limakseen limaksensa limoikseen limoiksensa abessive limattaan limattansa limoittaan limoittansa instructive — — comitative — limoineen limoinensa

Derived terms

• limaaja
• limaantua
• limainen
• limakko
• limamainen
• limaska
• limata
• limautua
• limoittaa

compounds

• alkulima
• limaerite
• limakala
• limakalvo
• limakotilo
• limakäyminen
• limamato
• limanahkiainen
• limaneritys
• limanuljaska
• limanvuoto
• limapussi
• limapää
• limapääkala
• limapöhötauti
• limarauhanen
• limaseitikki
• limasieni
• limatulppa
• solulima
• tumalima
• ulkolima

See also

• räkä
• liima

Further reading

• “lima”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Ilma, Mali, Mila, ilma, mali

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ma/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: Lima, limât, Limat

Verb

lima

1. third-person singular past historic of limer

Anagrams

• mail

Galician

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlimɐ]

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

1. lime (fruit)

Related terms

• limeira

Etymology 2

Attested since circa 1300. From Latin līma (“file”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlimɐ]

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

1. file, rasp
   • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 271:

     cõmo faz a lyma ao ferro, et a fornaz ao ouro que o purga et esmera et o faz puro et paresçe mellor, et cõmo faz outrosi o máále áá messe que a degrana em çeueyra et parte a palla do graão que e o mellor

     as the file does to iron, and the furnace to gold, that purges and cleans it and makes it pure and looks better; and also as the flail does to the harvest, that threshes it into sustenance and parts the straw and the grain, which is the best part

2. (construction) hip rafter

Related terms

• limar

Verb

lima

1. inflection of limar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lyma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lyma”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lima”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lima”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lima”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Gela

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Gothic

Romanization

lima

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

lima (Hanunoo spelling ᜮᜲᜫ)

1. five

Derived terms

• limakan
• limanday
• limang pulo

Related terms

• aglima

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 167

Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers ^(edit)

←  4	5	6  →
Base form: lima     Cardinal: ʻelima     Ordinal: lima     Distributive: pālima     Fractional: hapalima

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Polynesian *lima (cognate with Maori rima), from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima (cognate with Malay lima), from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/, [ˈli.mə]

Numeral

lima

1. five
2. fifth

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Related terms

• kui lima
• lima heheʻe
• lima hema
• lima iki
• lima kākau
• lima kuhi
• lima kuhikuhi
• lima loa
• lima ulu
• limahana
• limalima
• limaʻaina
• ʻalima
• ʻelima

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)

	50
←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: lima     Ordinal: ikalima

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

1. five

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

Noun

líma

1. lime fruit or tree (citrus)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

líma

1. (anatomy) hand

Verb

limá

1. to handle

Iban

Iban cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : kelima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Ibanag

Ibanag cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

limá

1. five

Icelandic

Noun

lima

1. indefinite genitive plural of limur

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

1. five

   Synonym: singko

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

1. five

Derived terms

• berlima
• seperlima

• lima waktu

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[6], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “lima” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Isinai

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *lima

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Isnag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: lì‧ma

Etymology 1

From Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

1. file (cutting or smoothing tool)

Derived terms

• lima da unghie (“nail file”)
• limola

Etymology 2

Of Istrian origin.

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

1. (fishing) a reinforced line at both ends of a dragnet

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (līmū).

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

1. Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lima

1. inflection of limare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• lima¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• lima² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• lima³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Mali, almi, mail, mali, mila

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Javanese

Romanization

lima

1. Romanization of ꦭꦶꦩ

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

1. five

Kankanaey

Kankanaey numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: lima     Ordinal: maika-lima     Adverbial: pinlima     Harvest: ësa'y tan-ay     Restrictive: limlima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [liˈma]
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /riˈma/ [riˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

limá

1. five

Kapampangan

Kapampangan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : kalima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimə/ [ˈliː.mə]

Numeral

líma

1. five

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Kinaray-a

Kinaray-a cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/, [liˈma]

Numeral

limá

1. five

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognates include Latin limus, English slime, German Schleim (“mucus, slime”) and Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “marsh”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈliː.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈliː.mä]

Noun

līma f (genitive līmae); first declension

1. file (carpenter's tool)
2. polishing, revision (of a literary composition)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	līma	līmae
genitive	līmae	līmārum
dative	līmae	līmīs
accusative	līmam	līmās
ablative	līmā	līmīs
vocative	līma	līmae

Related terms

• līmō

Descendants

• → Albanian: limë
• Catalan: llima
• French: lime
• Galician: lima
• Italian: lima
• Portuguese: lima
• Sicilian: lima
• Spanish: lima
• → Proto-Brythonic: *lliβ̃
  • Middle Breton: liü
    • Breton: livn
  • Cornish: liv
  • Welsh: llif

References

• "lima", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "lima", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "lima", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• "lima", in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "lima" in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• "lima", in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Lau

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. five

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. five

Lusi

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈɭi.mʌ]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

1. five

Makasar

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

Numeral

lima (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨆ)

1. five

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *qalima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

Numeral

lima (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨆ)

1. (anatomy) hand

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Alternative forms

• limă (obsolete, 1924-1972)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Sense of hand almost completely displaced by tangan minus a few affixed or compound words.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lima/
• Rhymes: -ima
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [limə]

• Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Riau):

  (file)

Numeral

lima (Jawi spelling ليم)

1. (cardinal number) five

   Synonym: panca

Noun

lima (Jawi spelling ليم, plural lima-lima)

1. (archaic, obsolete) hand

   Synonym: tangan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kelima [passive] (ke-)
• kelimaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• pelima [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kelima-lima
• panglima
• buku lima

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[7], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• "lima" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “lima” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليم lima”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 629
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lima”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 58

Manam

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Manggarai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Maori

Numeral

lima

1. Obsolete spelling of rima.

Mapun

Numeral

lima

1. five

Maranao

Maranao numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: lima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Derived terms

• golima
• pelima

Numeral

lima

1. five

Derived terms

• ikalima (“fifth”)
• kalima'an
• limalima

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Mayoyao Ifugao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Mussau-Emira

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Nakanai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

1. five

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• limene (noun)
• limet (verb)
• limte (verb, simple past)
• limt (verb, past participle)

Noun

lima n pl

1. definite plural of lim

Verb

lima

1. simple past of lime
2. past participle of lime

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lima n pl

1. definite plural of lim

Nukuoro

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Old Javanese

Numeral

lima

1. five

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Pangasinan

Numeral

limá

1. five

References

• Benton, Richard Anthony, Pangasinan dictionary (1971)

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Papora

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

1. to farm, cultivate
2. to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lima, from Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (lima), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”), from Persian لیمو (lēmō, līmū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Noun

lima f

1. lime (citrus tree)

   Synonyms: limeta, limonka

2. lime (green citrus fruit)

Declension

Declension of lima

	singular	plural
nominative	lima	limy
genitive	limy	lim
dative	limie	limom
accusative	limę	limy
instrumental	limą	limami
locative	limie	limach
vocative	limo	limy

Further reading

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

Ponosakan

Ponosakan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Compare Tagalog lima, Malay lima, Cebuano lima, Ilocano lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.mɐ/

• Homophone: Lima
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

1. lime (fruit)
   • 2015, Neil Gaiman, Os filhos de Anansi, Editora Intrinseca, →ISBN, page 6:

     Cumprimentou-as tocando a aba do chapéu — pois ele usava chapéu, um fedora verde imaculado, além de luvas cor de lima —, e em seguida caminhou até a mesa onde estavam as mulheres, que deram risada.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

1. file (tool to smoothen a surface)

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: liima

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lima

1. inflection of limar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five
2. fifth

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Raga

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Ratahan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Rotuman

Rotuman cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Roviana

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ˈma/, [li.ˈma]

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

1. five

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lima, from Latin līma.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lȉma f (Cyrillic spelling ли̏ма)

1. (regional) file (tool)

References

• “lima”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

1. lime (fruit)

   Synonym: limón (Mexico)

2. (Mexico) sweet lime (fruit)
3. (dialectal) lemon (fruit)

   Synonym: citrón

Etymology 2

From Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

1. file (tool to smoothen a surface)

Derived terms

• lima de uñas

Verb

lima

1. inflection of limar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa, rosado

References

• “Why asking for a lime isn't so easy in Spanish-speaking countries”

Further reading

• “lima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Sundanese

Sundanese cardinal numbers

<  4 < ᮴	5 ᮵	6 > ᮶  >
Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : kalima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima (Sundanese script ᮜᮤᮙ)

1. five

Surigaonon

Surigaonon cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *lima, from Proto-Central Philippine *lima, from Proto-Philippine * lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian * lima, from Proto-Austronesian * lima. Cognate with Cebuano lima and Tausug lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-lima (infinitive kulima)

1. to cultivate, to farm
2. to plough

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lima
Positive present -nalima Subjunctive -lime Negative -limi Imperative singular lima
Infinitives
Positive kulima Negative kutolima
Imperatives
Singular lima Plural limeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulima Positive past positive subject concord + -lilima Negative past negative subject concord + -kulima
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalima) Singular Plural 1st person ninalima/nalima tunalima 2nd person unalima mnalima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analima wanalima other classes positive subject concord + -nalima
Negative present (negative subject concord + -limi) Singular Plural 1st person silimi hatulimi 2nd person hulimi hamlimi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halimi hawalimi other classes negative subject concord + -limi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talima Negative future negative subject concord + -talima
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lime) Singular Plural 1st person nilime tulime 2nd person ulime mlime 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alime walime other classes positive subject concord + -lime
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silime Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelima Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelima Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilima Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilima
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alima) Singular Plural 1st person nalima twalima 2nd person walima mwalima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alima walima m-mi(III/IV) walima yalima ji-ma(V/VI) lalima yalima ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalima vyalima n(IX/X) yalima zalima u(XI) walima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalima pa(XVI) palima mu(XVIII) mwalima
Perfect positive subject concord + -melima "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalima "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalima "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilima "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolima Consecutive kalima / positive subject concord + -kalima Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalime
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilima -tulima 2nd person -kulima -walima/-kulimeni/-walimeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlima -walima m-mi(III/IV) -ulima -ilima ji-ma(V/VI) -lilima -yalima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilima -vilima n(IX/X) -ilima -zilima u(XI) -ulima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulima pa(XVI) -palima mu(XVIII) -mulima Reflexive -jilima
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lima- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -limaye -limao m-mi(III/IV) -limao -limayo ji-ma(V/VI) -limalo -limayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -limacho -limavyo n(IX/X) -limayo -limazo u(XI) -limao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -limako pa(XVI) -limapo mu(XVIII) -limamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lima) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelima -olima m-mi(III/IV) -olima -yolima ji-ma(V/VI) -lolima -yolima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholima -vyolima n(IX/X) -yolima -zolima u(XI) -olima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolima pa(XVI) -polima mu(XVIII) -molima
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kilimo (“agriculture”)
  • mkulima (“farmer”)
  • mlimaji (“farmer”)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

1. to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagabawa

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

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←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: lima     Spanish cardinal: singko     Ordinal: ikalima, panlima     Spanish ordinal: kinto, kinta     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-5, pang-5     Adverbial: makalima     Multiplier: limang ibayo     Distributive: tiglima, limahan, lima-lima     Restrictive: lilima     Fractional: kalima, sangkalima, ikalima, saikalima
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Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Compare Atayal zima', Kanakanabu rima, Madurese lema, Malagasy dimy, Maori rima, Minangkabau limo, Rapa Nui rima, and Thao rima, Tiruray limo, Tongan nima, and Urak Lawoi' ลีมา (lima). See also Sanskrit नेम (nema, “half”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [lɪˈma]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

limá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

1. five

   Synonym: singko

Usage notes

• To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.

  Isang saging, dalawang pinya

  One banana, two pineapples

  Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

  Four apples, six mangos

Derived terms

• animnapu't lima
• apatnapu't lima
• dalwampu't lima
• ikalabinlima
• ikalima
• ikalimampu
• kalima
• labinlima
• lilimahin
• lilimampuin
• lilimandaanin
• lima-lima
• lima-limahin
• limahan
• limahin
• limampu
• limanlaksa
• limang daan
• limang haligi
• limang libo
• limangsugat
• limsiha
• maglima-lima
• makalima
• paglima-limahin
• paglimahin
• panlima
• pitumpu't lima
• sangkalima
• siyamnapu't lima
• tatlumpu't lima
• walumpu't lima

Anagrams

• Mali, amil, mali, ilam

Taroko

Etymology

From Proto-Atayalic *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lima/ [lɪˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: li‧ma

Noun

lima (Sulat Sūg spelling لِمَ)

1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima (Sulat Sūg spelling لِمَ)

1. five

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

References

• “lima”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

To'abaita

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

References

• Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita (2008)

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈli.ma]
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Etymology 1

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima

From Proto-Polynesian *lima. Cognates include Hawaiian lima and Samoan lima.

Verb

lima

1. (stative) to be five

Etymology 2

Te lima (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *lima. Cognates include Hawaiian lima and Samoan lima.

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) arm, hand

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[8], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 185

Tolai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Noun

lima

(anatomy)

1. hand
2. arm
3. foreleg

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎^[9], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Uma

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lima/

Numeral

lima

1. five

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

lima

1. to cultivate

Derived terms

• mulimi

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lima.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlimɑ/, [ˈlimɑ]
• Rhymes: -imɑ
• Hyphenation: li‧ma

Noun

lima

1. slime, mucus

Inflection

Declension of lima (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lima	limad
genitive	lima	limojõ, limoi
partitive	limma	limoitõ, limoi
illative	limmasõ, limma	limoisõ
inessive	limaz	limoiz
elative	limassõ	limoissõ
allative	limalõ	limoilõ
adessive	limallõ	limoillõ
ablative	limaltõ	limoiltõ
translative	limassi	limoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lima”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Waray-Waray

Waray-Waray cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : lima     Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

1. five

Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

1. five

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

1. to farm, cultivate
2. to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

1. five

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

1. five

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

1. to farm, cultivate
2. to plough

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukulima)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukulima	ukungalimi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	lima	-lime
plural	limani	-limeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalima, ngilima	engilimayo, engilima	ngilima	angilimi	engingalimi	ngingalimi
2nd singular	uyalima, ulima	olimayo, olima	ulima	awulimi	ongalimi	ungalimi
1st plural	siyalima, silima	esilimayo, esilima	silima	asilimi	esingalimi	singalimi
2nd plural	niyalima, nilima	enilimayo, enilima	nilima	anilimi	eningalimi	ningalimi
class 1	uyalima, ulima	olimayo, olima	elima	akalimi	ongalimi	engalimi
class 2	bayalima, balima	abalimayo, abalima	belima	abalimi	abangalimi	bengalimi
class 3	uyalima, ulima	olimayo, olima	ulima	awulimi	ongalimi	ungalimi
class 4	iyalima, ilima	elimayo, elima	ilima	ayilimi	engalimi	ingalimi
class 5	liyalima, lilima	elilimayo, elilima	lilima	alilimi	elingalimi	lingalimi
class 6	ayalima, alima	alimayo, alima	elima	awalimi	angalimi	engalimi
class 7	siyalima, silima	esilimayo, esilima	silima	asilimi	esingalimi	singalimi
class 8	ziyalima, zilima	ezilimayo, ezilima	zilima	azilimi	ezingalimi	zingalimi
class 9	iyalima, ilima	elimayo, elima	ilima	ayilimi	engalimi	ingalimi
class 10	ziyalima, zilima	ezilimayo, ezilima	zilima	azilimi	ezingalimi	zingalimi
class 11	luyalima, lulima	olulimayo, olulima	lulima	alulimi	olungalimi	lungalimi
class 14	buyalima, bulima	obulimayo, obulima	bulima	abulimi	obungalimi	bungalimi
class 15	kuyalima, kulima	okulimayo, okulima	kulima	akulimi	okungalimi	kungalimi
class 17	kuyalima, kulima	okulimayo, okulima	kulima	akulimi	okungalimi	kungalimi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngilimile, ngilimē	engilimile, engilimē	ngilimile, ngilimē	angilimanga	engingalimanga	ngingalimanga
2nd singular	ulimile, ulimē	olimile, olimē	ulimile, ulimē	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
1st plural	silimile, silimē	esilimile, esilimē	silimile, silimē	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
2nd plural	nilimile, nilimē	enilimile, enilimē	nilimile, nilimē	anilimanga	eningalimanga	ningalimanga
class 1	ulimile, ulimē	olimile, olimē	elimile, elimē	akalimanga	ongalimanga	engalimanga
class 2	balimile, balimē	abalimile, abalimē	belimile, belimē	abalimanga	abangalimanga	bengalimanga
class 3	ulimile, ulimē	olimile, olimē	ulimile, ulimē	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
class 4	ilimile, ilimē	elimile, elimē	ilimile, ilimē	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
class 5	lilimile, lilimē	elilimile, elilimē	lilimile, lilimē	alilimanga	elingalimanga	lingalimanga
class 6	alimile, alimē	alimile, alimē	elimile, elimē	awalimanga	angalimanga	engalimanga
class 7	silimile, silimē	esilimile, esilimē	silimile, silimē	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
class 8	zilimile, zilimē	ezilimile, ezilimē	zilimile, zilimē	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
class 9	ilimile, ilimē	elimile, elimē	ilimile, ilimē	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
class 10	zilimile, zilimē	ezilimile, ezilimē	zilimile, zilimē	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
class 11	lulimile, lulimē	olulimile, olulimē	lulimile, lulimē	alulimanga	olungalimanga	lungalimanga
class 14	bulimile, bulimē	obulimile, obulimē	bulimile, bulimē	abulimanga	obungalimanga	bungalimanga
class 15	kulimile, kulimē	okulimile, okulimē	kulimile, kulimē	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
class 17	kulimile, kulimē	okulimile, okulimē	kulimile, kulimē	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngālima	engālima	ngālima	angilimanga	engingalimanga	ngingalimanga
2nd singular	wālima	owālima	wālima	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
1st plural	sālima	esālima	sālima	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
2nd plural	nālima	enālima	nālima	anilimanga	eningalimanga	ningalimanga
class 1	wālima	owālima	ālima	akalimanga	ongalimanga	engalimanga
class 2	bālima	abālima	bālima	abalimanga	abangalimanga	bengalimanga
class 3	wālima	owālima	wālima	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
class 4	yālima	eyālima	yālima	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
class 5	lālima	elālima	lālima	alilimanga	elingalimanga	lingalimanga
class 6	ālima	ālima	ālima	awalimanga	angalimanga	engalimanga
class 7	sālima	esālima	sālima	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
class 8	zālima	ezālima	zālima	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
class 9	yālima	eyālima	yālima	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
class 10	zālima	ezālima	zālima	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
class 11	lwālima	olwālima	lwālima	alulimanga	olungalimanga	lungalimanga
class 14	bālima	obālima	bālima	abulimanga	obungalimanga	bungalimanga
class 15	kwālima	okwālima	kwālima	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
class 17	kwālima	okwālima	kwālima	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingalima	—	ngingalima	ngingelime	—	ngingelime
2nd singular	ungalima	—	ungalima	ungelime	—	ungelime
1st plural	singalima	—	singalima	singelime	—	singelime
2nd plural	ningalima	—	ningalima	ningelime	—	ningelime
class 1	angalima	—	engalima	angelime	—	engelime
class 2	bangalima	—	bengalima	bangelime	—	bengelime
class 3	ungalima	—	ungalima	ungelime	—	ungelime
class 4	ingalima	—	ingalima	ingelime	—	ingelime
class 5	lingalima	—	lingalima	lingelime	—	lingelime
class 6	angalima	—	engalima	angelime	—	engelime
class 7	singalima	—	singalima	singelime	—	singelime
class 8	zingalima	—	zingalima	zingelime	—	zingelime
class 9	ingalima	—	ingalima	ingelime	—	ingelime
class 10	zingalima	—	zingalima	zingelime	—	zingelime
class 11	lungalima	—	lungalima	lungelime	—	lungelime
class 14	bungalima	—	bungalima	bungelime	—	bungelime
class 15	kungalima	—	kungalima	kungelime	—	kungelime
class 17	kungalima	—	kungalima	kungelime	—	kungelime
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizolima	engizolima	ngizolima	angizulima	engingezulima	ngingezulima
2nd singular	uzolima	ozolima	uzolima	awuzulima	ongezulima	ungezulima
1st plural	sizolima	esizolima	sizolima	asizulima	esingezulima	singezulima
2nd plural	nizolima	enizolima	nizolima	anizulima	eningezulima	ningezulima
class 1	uzolima	ozolima	ezolima	akazulima	ongezulima	engezulima
class 2	bazolima	abazolima	bezolima	abazulima	abangezulima	bengezulima
class 3	uzolima	ozolima	uzolima	awuzulima	ongezulima	ungezulima
class 4	izolima	ezolima	izolima	ayizulima	engezulima	ingezulima
class 5	lizolima	elizolima	lizolima	alizulima	elingezulima	lingezulima
class 6	azolima	azolima	ezolima	awazulima	angezulima	engezulima
class 7	sizolima	esizolima	sizolima	asizulima	esingezulima	singezulima
class 8	zizolima	ezizolima	zizolima	azizulima	ezingezulima	zingezulima
class 9	izolima	ezolima	izolima	ayizulima	engezulima	ingezulima
class 10	zizolima	ezizolima	zizolima	azizulima	ezingezulima	zingezulima
class 11	luzolima	oluzolima	luzolima	aluzulima	olungezulima	lungezulima
class 14	buzolima	obuzolima	buzolima	abuzulima	obungezulima	bungezulima
class 15	kuzolima	okuzolima	kuzolima	akuzulima	okungezulima	kungezulima
class 17	kuzolima	okuzolima	kuzolima	akuzulima	okungezulima	kungezulima
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolima	engiyolima	ngiyolima	angiyulima	engingeyulima	ngingeyulima
2nd singular	uyolima	oyolima	uyolima	awuyulima	ongeyulima	ungeyulima
1st plural	siyolima	esiyolima	siyolima	asiyulima	esingeyulima	singeyulima
2nd plural	niyolima	eniyolima	niyolima	aniyulima	eningeyulima	ningeyulima
class 1	uyolima	oyolima	eyolima	akayulima	ongeyulima	engeyulima
class 2	bayolima	abayolima	beyolima	abayulima	abangeyulima	bengeyulima
class 3	uyolima	oyolima	uyolima	awuyulima	ongeyulima	ungeyulima
class 4	iyolima	eyolima	iyolima	ayiyulima	engeyulima	ingeyulima
class 5	liyolima	eliyolima	liyolima	aliyulima	elingeyulima	lingeyulima
class 6	ayolima	ayolima	eyolima	awayulima	angeyulima	engeyulima
class 7	siyolima	esiyolima	siyolima	asiyulima	esingeyulima	singeyulima
class 8	ziyolima	eziyolima	ziyolima	aziyulima	ezingeyulima	zingeyulima
class 9	iyolima	eyolima	iyolima	ayiyulima	engeyulima	ingeyulima
class 10	ziyolima	eziyolima	ziyolima	aziyulima	ezingeyulima	zingeyulima
class 11	luyolima	oluyolima	luyolima	aluyulima	olungeyulima	lungeyulima
class 14	buyolima	obuyolima	buyolima	abuyulima	obungeyulima	bungeyulima
class 15	kuyolima	okuyolima	kuyolima	akuyulima	okungeyulima	kungeyulima
class 17	kuyolima	okuyolima	kuyolima	akuyulima	okungeyulima	kungeyulima
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngilime	ngingalimi
2nd singular	ulime	ungalimi
1st plural	silime	singalimi
2nd plural	nilime	ningalimi
class 1	alime	angalimi
class 2	balime	bangalimi
class 3	ulime	ungalimi
class 4	ilime	ingalimi
class 5	lilime	lingalimi
class 6	alime	angalimi
class 7	silime	singalimi
class 8	zilime	zingalimi
class 9	ilime	ingalimi
class 10	zilime	zingalimi
class 11	lulime	lungalimi
class 14	bulime	bungalimi
class 15	kulime	kungalimi
class 17	kulime	kungalimi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngalima	ngangalima, angalima, angangalima
2nd singular	walima	wangalima, awalima, awangalima
1st plural	salima	sangalima, asalima, asangalima
2nd plural	nalima	nangalima, analima, anangalima
class 1	walima	wangalima, akalima, akangalima
class 2	balima	bangalima, abalima, abangalima
class 3	walima	wangalima, awalima, awangalima
class 4	yalima	yangalima, ayalima, ayangalima
class 5	lalima	langalima, alalima, alangalima
class 6	alima	angalima, awalima, awangalima
class 7	salima	sangalima, asalima, asangalima
class 8	zalima	zangalima, azalima, azangalima
class 9	yalima	yangalima, ayalima, ayangalima
class 10	zalima	zangalima, azalima, azangalima
class 11	lwalima	lwangalima, alwalima, alwangalima
class 14	balima	bangalima, abalima, abangalima
class 15	kwalima	kwangalima, akwalima, akwangalima
class 17	kwalima	kwangalima, akwalima, akwangalima

Derived terms

• -limisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lima (6.3)”