liman

== English == === Etymology === From Russian лима́н (limán) or Ukrainian лима́н (lymán), from Turkic, compare Turkish liman (“port, harbor”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɪˈmɑn/ === Noun === liman (plural limans) A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region. ==== Usage notes ==== Because liman mud was sometimes used therapeutically, some English dictionaries beginning in the 1870s have incorrectly defined liman as alluvial (estuarine/deltal) slime rather than the estuary itself that deposits the slime, sometimes deriving the word from French limon (“silt”) rather than from Russian/Ukrainian; this is a ghost sense. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “liman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Linam, Malin, Milan, lamin == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Ultimately from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [liˈmɑn] Hyphenation: li‧man === Noun === liman (definite accusative limanı, plural limanlar) port, haven, harbor ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hava limanı (“airport”) === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “liman”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 264 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn). === Noun === liman estuary port, harbour, haven. ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN “liman”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliman/ Rhymes: -iman Syllabification: li‧man === Adjective === liman accusative singular of lima == Finnish == === Noun === liman genitive singular of lima === Anagrams === Malin, ilman, malin == Galician == === Verb === liman third-person plural present indicative of limar == Hausa == === Alternative forms === limam === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lìː.mân/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lìː.mâŋ] === Noun === lī̀mân m (plural lī̀mā̀mai, possessed form lī̀māmìn) (Islam) imam The equivalent of an imam in other religions; in Christianity, a pastor or priest. == Ida'an == === Noun === liman elephant == Indonesian == === Etymology === Affixed lima (“five”) +‎ -an, inherited from Malay liman (“elephant”), from Javanese ꦭꦶꦩꦤ꧀ (liman), from Old Javanese liman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.man/ Rhymes: -man Hyphenation: li‧man === Noun === liman (plural liman-liman) (archaic) elephant Synonym: gajah === Further reading === “liman”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === liman romanization of ꦭꦶꦩꦤ꧀ == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese liman, possibly from lima +‎ -an; related to Proto-Chamic *lamaːn (compare Jarai rơman, Western Cham limân, Rade êman). Doublet of leman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liman/ Rhymes: -iman, -man, -an === Noun === liman (Jawi spelling ليمن, plural liman-liman or liman2) (archaic) elephant. Synonyms: leman, gajah, biram ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: liman === References === Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “liman”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ليمن leman”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 629 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “liman”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 58 === Further reading === "liman" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliː.mɑn/ Rhymes: -iː.mɑn === Verb === līman alternative form of līeman == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Unknown, probably lima +‎ -an. === Noun === liman elephant Synonyms: aliman, asti, dipak, dwipa, dwipak, dwipāṅga, dwipendra, dwirada, dwiradarāja, dwirĕge, gaja, gajah, haliman, hasti, ibha, kuñjara, liman, mantĕṅga, mātaṅga, matĕṅga, nāga, pataṅgi, sāmaja, tuṅgaṅan, wāhana, wāraṇa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: liman → Balinese: liman === Further reading === "liman" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Old Sundanese == === Etymology === From Old Javanese liman. Probably lima + -an. === Noun === liman elephant liman putih white elephant == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لیمان (liman), from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn). === Noun === liman n (plural limanuri) haven port, harbor Synonym: port bank Synonym: țărm lagoon Synonym: lagună estuary Synonym: estuar coast Synonym: coastă ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Verb === liman third-person plural present indicative of limar == Tetum == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. === Noun === liman (anatomy) hand, arm == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish لیمان (liman), from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /liˈman/ Rhymes: -an === Noun === liman (definite accusative limanı, plural limanlar) port, haven, harbor ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “liman”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu