Lima

== Translingual == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English Lima. ==== Alternative forms ==== lima, LIMA ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈlima] ==== Noun ==== Lima (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter L. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter L. (time zone) UTC+11:00 ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Lima f 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”). === Pronunciation === City in Peru: IPA(key): /ˈliːmə/ Rhymes: -iːmə Homophone: lemur (non-rhotic) City in Ohio: IPA(key): /ˈlaɪmə/ === Proper noun === Lima The capital city of Peru. A province in Peru. A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Adams County, Illinois. A township in LaGrange County, Indiana. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan. A township in Cass County, Minnesota. A town in Beaverhead County, Montana. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York. A city, the county seat of Allen County, Ohio. A former township in Licking County, Ohio, merged into Pataskala in 1996. A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma. A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin. A town and unincorporated community in Pepin County, Wisconsin. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Lima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Alim, Liam, Mali, Mila, alim, mail, mali == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Lima Lima (the capital and largest city of the modern Peru) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɪma] === Proper noun === Lima f (relational adjective limský) Lima (the capital city of Peru) ==== Declension ==== === 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 Lima (the capital city of Peru) ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Mali == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Lima n (proper noun, genitive Limas or (optionally with an article) Lima) Lima (the capital city of Peru) == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Lima, from Quechua Rimak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/ Rhymes: -ima Syllabification: Li‧ma === Proper noun === Lima f Lima (the capital city of Peru) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Lima”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “Lima”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Homophone: lima Hyphenation: Li‧ma === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese Limia, from Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate with Galician Limia. ==== Proper noun ==== Lima m Limia (a river in Iberia) === Etymology 2 === From the river's name. Related to Limeira. ==== Proper noun ==== Lima m or f a surname === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Spanish Lima, from Quechua Rimak, Incan god, from rimay (“to speak”). ==== Proper noun ==== Lima f Lima (the capital city of Peru) ===== Derived terms ===== limenho ==== See also ==== Peru == Quechua == === 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 Lima ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lîma/ Hyphenation: Li‧ma === Proper noun === Lȉma f (Cyrillic spelling Ли̏ма) 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) 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 Lima (the capital city of Peru) a province of Peru ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Malí == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²liːma/ Rhymes: -²iːma === Proper noun === Lima n (genitive Limas) 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) Lima (the capital city of Peru) === Anagrams === ilam, Mali, mali, amil