Lim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lim"

English

Etymology 1

From Korean, including 임 (Im), 林 or 任; 림 (Rim), 林.

Alternative forms

• Rhim

Proper noun

Lim

1. A surname from Korean.
   • 2015 June 5, Parija Kavilanz, “His $13 million secret: 'Gloving'”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     "I took $100, bought microlights and made the gloves myself," said Lim.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 林. Doublet of Lin and Lam.

Alternative forms

• Lin (via Mandarin)
• Lam (via Cantonese)

Proper noun

Lim

1. A surname from Hokkien.

Anagrams

• ILM, Mil, MLI, MIL, mil, mil.

Ilocano

Etymology

From Hokkien 林 (Lîm).

Proper noun

Lim

1. a surname from Hokkien

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 林.

Proper noun

Lim

1. a surname from Hakka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Albanian lymë

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫim/

Proper noun

Lim m (Cyrillic spelling Лим)

1. Lim (a river in Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 林 (Lîm). Doublet of Lam. Compare Indonesian Liem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlim/ [ˈlim]
• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: Lim

Proper noun

Lim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also

• Lam (from Cantonese)

Anagrams

• mil