limu

== English == === Alternative forms === rimu === Etymology === Borrowed from Hawaiian limu (“moss”). Doublet of rimu, from Maori rimu, which also comes from the same source. === Pronunciation === enPR: lē′mo͞o (Received Pronunciation, India) IPA(key): /ˈliː.muː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈli.mu/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈliː.mʉː/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈli.mʉ/ Hyphenation: li‧mu === Noun === limu (countable and uncountable, plural limus) (Hawaii) Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet. ==== Related terms ==== limu kohu === Anagrams === IUML, milu, muli == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlimu/ Rhymes: -imu Syllabification: li‧mu === Verb === limu imperative of limi == Finnish == === Etymology === Clipping of limunaati. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlimu/, [ˈlimu] Rhymes: -imu Syllabification(key): li‧mu Hyphenation(key): li‧mu === Noun === limu (colloquial, dialectal) (Southern Finland) soft drink; fizzy drink (UK); soda, soda pop (US) (carbonated, usually sweet, non-alcoholic drink) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== virvoitusjuoma (colloquial) limppari, limsa limonaati ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “limu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Lumi, lumi, muli == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Oceanic *limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limut, doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumut (compare Malay lumut). Compare with Māori rimu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.mu/ Hyphenation: li‧mu === Noun === limu moss (plants of the division Bryophyta) seaweed ==== Descendants ==== → English: limu == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.mu/ Hyphenation: li‧mu === Noun === limu nominative/accusative plural of lim == Sikaiana == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *rimu. === Noun === limu moss (plants of the division Bryophyta), seagrass == Tboli == === Numeral === limu five