Lima

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lima"

Translingual

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

Alternative forms

• lima, LIMA

Etymology

Borrowed from English Lima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

Noun

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

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

Translations

the letter "L" in a national spelling alphabet

• Czech: Ludvík (cs)
• English: Love
• Estonian: Linda (et)
• Finnish: Lauri (fi)
• Italian: Livorno (it)
• Malay: London
• Swedish: Ludvig (sv)

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, a derviation from rimay (“to speak”).

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.
3. 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.

Related terms

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

Translations

the capital city of Peru

• Arabic: لِيمَا (ar) f (līmā)
• 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 (related 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)

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:

  (file)

Proper noun

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

1. Lima (the capital city of Peru)

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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Lima in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

rio Lima

Lima

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

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

1. a surname

Etymology 3

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

Proper noun

Lima

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), 2006–2024

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

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, 2003–2024

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