lima

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lima	lima	limak
ergative	limak	limak	limek
dative	limari	limari	limei
genitive	limaren	limaren	limen
comitative	limarekin	limarekin	limekin
causative	limarengatik	limarengatik	limengatik
benefactive	limarentzat	limarentzat	limentzat
instrumental	limaz	limaz	limez
inessive	limatan	liman	limetan
locative	limatako	limako	limetako
allative	limatara	limara	limetara
terminative	limataraino	limaraino	limetaraino
directive	limatarantz	limarantz	limetarantz
destinative	limatarako	limarako	limetarako
ablative	limatatik	limatik	limetatik
partitive	limarik	—	—
prolative	limatzat	—	—

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Declension of lima (inanimate, ending in -a)

Derived terms

limari
limatu
limatzaile

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

Noun

lima inan

lime (fruit)

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lima	lima	limak
ergative	limak	limak	limek
dative	limari	limari	limei
genitive	limaren	limaren	limen
comitative	limarekin	limarekin	limekin
causative	limarengatik	limarengatik	limengatik
benefactive	limarentzat	limarentzat	limentzat
instrumental	limaz	limaz	limez
inessive	limatan	liman	limetan
locative	limatako	limako	limetako
allative	limatara	limara	limetara
terminative	limataraino	limaraino	limetaraino
directive	limatarantz	limarantz	limetarantz
destinative	limatarako	limarako	limetarako
ablative	limatatik	limatik	limetatik
partitive	limarik	—	—
prolative	limatzat	—	—

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Declension of lima (inanimate, ending in -a)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [l̪iˈma]
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

limá (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

five
Synonym: singko

Derived terms

ikalima
kaglima
lilima
lima-lima
maglima
makalima

**Bolongan numbers ^(edit)**
	50
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: lima Ordinal: kelima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlima/

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

**Brunei Malay cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lima/
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

**Cebuano numbers ^(edit)**
	50^{[a], [b]}
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: limá Spanish cardinal: singko Ordinal: ikalimá Adverbial: makalimá Distributive: lima-líma, taglíma Fractional: sikalimá

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [l̪ɪˈma]
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

limá (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

five
Synonym: singko
- 2018 — Gitextgitext (24 January), Bisaya, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
  Pari: Dugangi og lima kay magbiko ta!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

**Central Melanau cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

**Chamorro cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

(Old Chamorro) five (in general)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɽi.ma/

Verb

-lima (infinitive kulíma)

to cultivate

Numeral

lima (Hangul spelling 을리마)

five

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

líma

five

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

limo +‎ -a

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlima]
Rhymes: -ima
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Adjective

lima (accusative singular liman, plural limaj, accusative plural limajn)

bordering, neighbouring, border
- 2006, Mu Binghua, “Pezaj enlandaj ŝarĝoj por la registaro”, in Monato‎:
  Ĉar pro la malbonaj vivkondiĉoj fakte la plimulto de la ordinaraj ĉinoj troviĝas sur la lima punkto inter sano kaj malsano.
  In fact, due to the poor living conditions, the majority of ordinary Chinese people find themselves on the border point between health and disease.

Noun

lima

indefinite genitive plural of limur

**Fijian cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lima, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīmą.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlimɑ/, [ˈlimɑ̝]
Rhymes: -imɑ
Hyphenation^(key): li‧ma

Noun

lima

mucus (slippery secretion from mucous membranes)
phlegm (viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing)
(historical) phlegm (one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus)
slime (any viscous liquid matter)
slime (mucus-like substance that exudes from the bodies of some animals, e.g. snails and slugs)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Inflection of lima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lima	limat
genitive		liman	limojen
partitive		limaa	limoja
illative		limaan	limoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lima	limat
accusative	nom.	lima	limat
accusative	gen.	liman	limat
genitive		liman	limojen limain ^rare
partitive		limaa	limoja
inessive		limassa	limoissa
elative		limasta	limoista
illative		limaan	limoihin
adessive		limalla	limoilla
ablative		limalta	limoilta
allative		limalle	limoille
essive		limana	limoina
translative		limaksi	limoiksi
abessive		limatta	limoitta
instructive		—	limoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Possessive forms of lima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		limani	limani
accusative	nom.	limani	limani
accusative	gen.	limani	limani
genitive		limani	limojeni limaini ^rare
partitive		limaani	limojani
inessive		limassani	limoissani
elative		limastani	limoistani
illative		limaani	limoihini
adessive		limallani	limoillani
ablative		limaltani	limoiltani
allative		limalleni	limoilleni
essive		limanani	limoinani
translative		limakseni	limoikseni
abessive		limattani	limoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	limoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		limasi	limasi
accusative	nom.	limasi	limasi
accusative	gen.	limasi	limasi
genitive		limasi	limojesi limaisi ^rare
partitive		limaasi	limojasi
inessive		limassasi	limoissasi
elative		limastasi	limoistasi
illative		limaasi	limoihisi
adessive		limallasi	limoillasi
ablative		limaltasi	limoiltasi
allative		limallesi	limoillesi
essive		limanasi	limoinasi
translative		limaksesi	limoiksesi
abessive		limattasi	limoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	limoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		limamme	limamme
accusative	nom.	limamme	limamme
accusative	gen.	limamme	limamme
genitive		limamme	limojemme limaimme ^rare
partitive		limaamme	limojamme
inessive		limassamme	limoissamme
elative		limastamme	limoistamme
illative		limaamme	limoihimme
adessive		limallamme	limoillamme
ablative		limaltamme	limoiltamme
allative		limallemme	limoillemme
essive		limanamme	limoinamme
translative		limaksemme	limoiksemme
abessive		limattamme	limoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	limoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		limanne	limanne
accusative	nom.	limanne	limanne
accusative	gen.	limanne	limanne
genitive		limanne	limojenne limainne ^rare
partitive		limaanne	limojanne
inessive		limassanne	limoissanne
elative		limastanne	limoistanne
illative		limaanne	limoihinne
adessive		limallanne	limoillanne
ablative		limaltanne	limoiltanne
allative		limallenne	limoillenne
essive		limananne	limoinanne
translative		limaksenne	limoiksenne
abessive		limattanne	limoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	limoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		limansa	limansa
accusative	nom.	limansa	limansa
accusative	gen.	limansa	limansa
genitive		limansa	limojensa limainsa ^rare
partitive		limaansa	limojaan limojansa
inessive		limassaan limassansa	limoissaan limoissansa
elative		limastaan limastansa	limoistaan limoistansa
illative		limaansa	limoihinsa
adessive		limallaan limallansa	limoillaan limoillansa
ablative		limaltaan limaltansa	limoiltaan limoiltansa
allative		limalleen limallensa	limoilleen limoillensa
essive		limanaan limanansa	limoinaan limoinansa
translative		limakseen limaksensa	limoikseen limoiksensa
abessive		limattaan limattansa	limoittaan limoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	limoineen limoinensa

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Derived terms

compounds

References

[1]
Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

Ilma, Mali, Mila, ilma, mali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /li.ma/
Audio: (file)
Homophones: Lima, limât, Limat

Verb

lima

third-person singular past historic of limer

Anagrams

mail

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlimɐ]

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

lime (fruit)

Related terms

limeira

Etymology 2

Attested since circa 1300. From Latin līma (“file”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlimɐ]

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

file, rasp
- c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 271:
  cõmo faz a lyma ao ferro, et a fornaz ao ouro que o purga et esmera et o faz puro et paresçe mellor, et cõmo faz outrosi o máále áá messe que a degrana em çeueyra et parte a palla do graão que e o mellor
  as the file does to iron, and the furnace to gold, that purges and cleans it and makes it pure and looks better; and also as the flail does to the harvest, that threshes it into sustenance and parts the straw and the grain, which is the best part
(construction) hip rafter

Related terms

limar

Verb

lima

inflection of limar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lyma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lyma”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lima”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lima”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lima”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Romanization

lima

Romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
Rhymes: -ima
Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

lima (Hanunoo spelling ᜮᜲᜫ)

five

Derived terms

limakan
limanday
limang pulo

Related terms

aglima

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Polynesian *lima (cognate with Maori rima), from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima (cognate with Malay lima), from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/, [ˈli.mə]

Numeral

lima

five
fifth

Related terms

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Etymology 1

**Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)**
	50
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: lima Ordinal: ikalima

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

Noun

líma

lime fruit or tree (citrus)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

líma

(anatomy) hand

Verb

limá

to handle

**Iban cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima Ordinal : kelima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Numeral

limá

five

Noun

lima

indefinite genitive plural of limur

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

five
Synonym: singko

**Indonesian cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: li‧ma
Rhymes: -ma, -a

Numeral

lima

five

Derived terms

berlima
seperlima

lima waktu

Related terms

panca-

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *lima

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/
Rhymes: -ima
Hyphenation: lì‧ma

Etymology 1

From Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

file (cutting or smoothing tool)

Derived terms

lima da unghie (“nail file”)
limola

Etymology 2

Of Istrian origin.

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

(fishing) a reinforced line at both ends of a dragnet

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian (līmū).

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lima

inflection of limare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Mali, almi, mail, mali, mila

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Romanization

lima

Romanization of ꦭꦶꦩ

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

five

**Kankanaey numbers ^(edit)**
← 3	5	100 →
Cardinal: lima Ordinal: maika-lima Day of week: kalimana Adverbial: pinlima Harvest: ësa'y tan-ay Restrictive: limlima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

(Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [liˈma]
- IPA^(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /riˈma/ [riˈma]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

limá

five

**Kapampangan cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima Ordinal : kalima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlimə/ [ˈliː.mə]

Numeral

líma

five

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

**Kinaray-a cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈma/, [liˈma]

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognates include Latin limus, English slime, German Schleim (“mucus, slime”) and Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “marsh”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.ma/, [ˈlʲiːmä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/, [ˈliːmä]

Noun

līma f (genitive līmae); first declension

file (carpenter's tool)
polishing, revision (of a literary composition)

Declension

First-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	līma	līmae
genitive	līmae	līmārum
dative	līmae	līmīs
accusative	līmam	līmās
ablative	līmā	līmīs
vocative	līma	līmae

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Related terms

līmō

Descendants

→ Albanian: limë
Catalan: llima
French: lime
Galician: lima
Italian: lima
Portuguese: lima
Sicilian: lima
Spanish: lima
→ Proto-Brythonic: *lliβ̃
- Middle Breton: liü
  - Breton: livn
- Cornish: liv
- Welsh: llif

References

"lima", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
"lima", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
lima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
"lima", in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
"lima" in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
"lima", in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

[1]
Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “lima”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 801

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

(Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈɭi.mʌ]
Rhymes: -ima
Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

Numeral

lima (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨆ)

five

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *qalima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlima]

Numeral

lima (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨆ)

(anatomy) hand

**Malay cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Alternative forms

limă (obsolete, 1924-1972)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Sense of hand almost completely displaced by tangan minus a few affixed or compound words.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lima/
Rhymes: -ima, -ma, -a
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [limə]
Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Riau): (file)

Numeral

lima (Jawi spelling ليم)

(cardinal number) five
Synonym: panca

Noun

lima (Jawi spelling ليم, plural lima-lima, informal 1st possessive limaku, 2nd possessive limamu, 3rd possessive limanya)

(archaic, obsolete) hand
Synonym: tangan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

kelima [passive] (ke-)
kelimaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
pelima [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

kelima-lima
panglima
buku lima

References

"lima" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“lima” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليم lima”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 629
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lima”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 58

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Numeral

lima

Obsolete spelling of rima.

Numeral

lima

five

**Maranao numbers ^(edit)**
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: lima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Derived terms

golima
pelima

Numeral

lima

five

Derived terms

ikalima (“fifth”)
kalima'an
limalima

References

A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

**Niuean cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

five

Alternative forms

limene (noun)
limet (verb)
limte (verb, simple past)
limt (verb, past participle)

Noun

lima n pl

definite plural of lim

Verb

lima

simple past of lime
past participle of lime

Noun

lima n pl

definite plural of lim

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Numeral

limá

five

References

Benton, Richard Anthony, Pangasinan dictionary (1971)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

to farm, cultivate
to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

lima (roślina)

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lima, from Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (lima), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”), from Persian (lēmō, līmū).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ima
Syllabification: li‧ma

Noun

lima f

lime (citrus tree)
Synonyms: limeta, limonka
lime (green citrus fruit)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	lima	limy
genitive	limy	lim
dative	limie	limom
accusative	limę	limy
instrumental	limą	limami
locative	limie	limach
vocative	limo	limy

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Declension of lima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Compare Tagalog lima, Malay lima, Cebuano lima, Ilocano lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

lima

Wikipedia ^pt

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.mɐ/

Homophone: Lima
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

lime (fruit)
- 2015, Neil Gaiman, Os filhos de Anansi, Editora Intrinseca, →ISBN, page 6:
  Cumprimentou-as tocando a aba do chapéu — pois ele usava chapéu, um fedora verde imaculado, além de luvas cor de lima —, e em seguida caminhou até a mesa onde estavam as mulheres, que deram risada.
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

file (tool to smoothen a surface)

Descendants

Kadiwéu: liima

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lima

inflection of limar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five
fifth

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

**Rotuman cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /li.ˈma/, [li.ˈma]

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

five

**Samoan cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lima, from Latin līma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lîma/
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Noun

lȉma f (Cyrillic spelling ли̏ма)

(regional) file (tool)

References

“lima”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

lima

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -ima
Syllabification: li‧ma

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

lime (fruit)
Synonym: limón (Mexico)
(Mexico) sweet lime (fruit)
(dialectal) lemon (fruit)
Synonym: citrón

Etymology 2

From Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

file (tool to smoothen a surface)

Derived terms

lima de uñas

Verb

lima

inflection of limar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

References

“Why asking for a lime isn't so easy in Spanish-speaking countries”

Romanization

lima

Romanization of ᮜᮤᮙ

**Surigaonon cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *lima, from Proto-Central Philippine *lima, from Proto-Philippine * lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian * lima, from Proto-Austronesian * lima. Cognate with Cebuano lima and Tausug lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-lima (infinitive kulima)

to cultivate, to farm
to plough

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...

Conjugation of -lima

Positive present	-nalima
Subjunctive	-lime
Negative	-limi
Imperative singular	lima

Infinitives

Positive	kulima
Negative	kutolima

Imperatives

Singular	lima
Plural	limeni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hulima
Positive past	positive subject concord + -lilima
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kulima

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalima)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninalima/nalima	tunalima
2nd person		unalima	mnalima
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	analima	wanalima
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nalima

Negative present (negative subject concord + -limi)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		silimi	hatulimi
2nd person		hulimi	hamlimi
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	halimi	hawalimi
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -limi

Positive future	positive subject concord + -talima
Negative future	negative subject concord + -talima

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lime)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nilime	tulime
2nd person		ulime	mlime
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	alime	walime
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -lime

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -silime
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngelima
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singelima
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalilima
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalilima

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alima)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nalima	twalima
2nd person		walima	mwalima
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	alima	walima
	m-mi_(III/IV)	walima	yalima
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lalima	yalima
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chalima	vyalima
	n_(IX/X)	yalima	zalima
	u_(XI)	walima	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwalima
	pa_(XVI)	palima
	mu_(XVIII)	mwalima

Perfect	positive subject concord + -melima
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshalima
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jalima
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kilima
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipolima
Consecutive	kalima / positive subject concord + -kalima
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kalime

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nilima	-tulima
2nd person		-kulima	-walima/-kulimeni/-walimeni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mlima	-walima
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-ulima	-ilima
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lilima	-yalima
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kilima	-vilima
	n_(IX/X)	-ilima	-zilima
	u_(XI)	-ulima	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kulima
	pa_(XVI)	-palima
	mu_(XVIII)	-mulima
Reflexive		-jilima

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lima- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-limaye	-limao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-limao	-limayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-limalo	-limayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-limacho	-limavyo
n_(IX/X)	-limayo	-limazo
u_(XI)	-limao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-limako
pa_(XVI)	-limapo
mu_(XVIII)	-limamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lima)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yelima	-olima
m-mi_(III/IV)	-olima	-yolima
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lolima	-yolima
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-cholima	-vyolima
n_(IX/X)	-yolima	-zolima
u_(XI)	-olima	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kolima
pa_(XVI)	-polima
mu_(XVIII)	-molima

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Derived terms

Nominal derivations:
- kilimo (“agriculture”)
- mkulima (“farmer”)
- mlimaji (“farmer”)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

**Tagalog numbers ^(edit)**
	50
← 4	5	6 →
Cardinal: lima Spanish cardinal: singko Ordinal: ikalima, panlima Spanish ordinal: kinto, kinta Ordinal abbreviation: ika-5, pang-5 Adverbial: makalima Multiplier: limang ibayo Distributive: tiglima, limahan, lima-lima Restrictive: lilima Fractional: kalima, sangkalima, ikalima, saikalima
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 5

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Compare Atayal zima', Kanakanabu rima, Madurese lema, Malagasy dimy, Maori rima, Minangkabau limo, Rapa Nui rima, and Thao rima, Tiruray limo, Tongan nima, and Urak Lawoi' ลีมา (lima). See also Sanskrit नेम (nema, “half”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈma/ [lɪˈma]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: li‧ma

Numeral

limá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

five
Synonym: singko

Usage notes

To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.
Isang saging, dalawang pinya
One banana, two pineapples

Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga
Four apples, six mangos

Derived terms

animnapu't lima
apatnapu't lima
dalwampu't lima
ikalabinlima
ikalima
ikalimampu
kalima
labinlima
lilimahin
lilimampuin
lilimandaanin
lima-lima
lima-limahin
limahan
limahin
limampu
limang daan
limang haligi
limang laksa
limang libo
limangsugat
limsiha
maglima-lima
makalima
paglima-limahin
paglimahin
panlima
pitumpu't lima
sangkalima
siyamnapu't lima
tatlumpu't lima
walumpu't lima

Anagrams

Mali, amil, mali, ilam

Etymology

From Proto-Atayalic *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lima/ [lɪˈma]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: li‧ma

Noun

lima (Sulat Sūg spelling لِمَ)

(anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima (Sulat Sūg spelling لِمَ)

five

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

References

“lima”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

References

Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita (2008)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈli.ma]
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Etymology 1

**Tokelauan cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

From Proto-Polynesian *lima. Cognates include Hawaiian lima and Samoan lima.

Verb

lima

(stative) to be five

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lima. Cognates include Hawaiian lima and Samoan lima.

Noun

lima

(anatomy) arm, hand

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 185

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Noun

lima

(anatomy)

References

Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

**Tuvaluan cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lima/

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

lima

to cultivate

Derived terms

mulimi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lima.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlimɑ/, [ˈlimɑ]
Rhymes: -imɑ
Hyphenation: li‧ma

Noun

lima

slime, mucus

Inflection

More information Declension of (type III/jalkõ, no gradation), singular ...

Declension of lima (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lima	limad
genitive	lima	limojõ, limoi
partitive	limma	limoitõ, limoi
illative	limmasõ, limma	limoisõ
inessive	limaz	limoiz
elative	limassõ	limoissõ
allative	limalõ	limoilõ
adessive	limallõ	limoillõ
ablative	limaltõ	limoiltõ
translative	limassi	limoissi
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the terminative** is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ^*) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

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References

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lima”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

**Waray-Waray cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : lima Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

to farm, cultivate
to plough

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Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

(anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

five

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

five

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

to farm, cultivate
to plough

Inflection

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Tone L
Infinitive	ukulima
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulima	ukungalimi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lima	-lime
Plural	limani	-limeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalima, ngilima	engilimayo, engilima	ngilima	angilimi	engingalimi	ngingalimi
2nd singular	uyalima, ulima	olimayo, olima	ulima	awulimi	ongalimi	ungalimi
1st plural	siyalima, silima	esilimayo, esilima	silima	asilimi	esingalimi	singalimi
2nd plural	niyalima, nilima	enilimayo, enilima	nilima	anilimi	eningalimi	ningalimi
Class 1	uyalima, ulima	olimayo, olima	elima	akalimi	ongalimi	engalimi
Class 2	bayalima, balima	abalimayo, abalima	belima	abalimi	abangalimi	bengalimi
Class 3	uyalima, ulima	olimayo, olima	ulima	awulimi	ongalimi	ungalimi
Class 4	iyalima, ilima	elimayo, elima	ilima	ayilimi	engalimi	ingalimi
Class 5	liyalima, lilima	elilimayo, elilima	lilima	alilimi	elingalimi	lingalimi
Class 6	ayalima, alima	alimayo, alima	elima	awalimi	angalimi	engalimi
Class 7	siyalima, silima	esilimayo, esilima	silima	asilimi	esingalimi	singalimi
Class 8	ziyalima, zilima	ezilimayo, ezilima	zilima	azilimi	ezingalimi	zingalimi
Class 9	iyalima, ilima	elimayo, elima	ilima	ayilimi	engalimi	ingalimi
Class 10	ziyalima, zilima	ezilimayo, ezilima	zilima	azilimi	ezingalimi	zingalimi
Class 11	luyalima, lulima	olulimayo, olulima	lulima	alulimi	olungalimi	lungalimi
Class 14	buyalima, bulima	obulimayo, obulima	bulima	abulimi	obungalimi	bungalimi
Class 15	kuyalima, kulima	okulimayo, okulima	kulima	akulimi	okungalimi	kungalimi
Class 17	kuyalima, kulima	okulimayo, okulima	kulima	akulimi	okungalimi	kungalimi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilimile, ngilimē	engilimile, engilimē	ngilimile, ngilimē	angilimanga	engingalimanga	ngingalimanga
2nd singular	ulimile, ulimē	olimile, olimē	ulimile, ulimē	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
1st plural	silimile, silimē	esilimile, esilimē	silimile, silimē	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
2nd plural	nilimile, nilimē	enilimile, enilimē	nilimile, nilimē	anilimanga	eningalimanga	ningalimanga
Class 1	ulimile, ulimē	olimile, olimē	elimile, elimē	akalimanga	ongalimanga	engalimanga
Class 2	balimile, balimē	abalimile, abalimē	belimile, belimē	abalimanga	abangalimanga	bengalimanga
Class 3	ulimile, ulimē	olimile, olimē	ulimile, ulimē	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
Class 4	ilimile, ilimē	elimile, elimē	ilimile, ilimē	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
Class 5	lilimile, lilimē	elilimile, elilimē	lilimile, lilimē	alilimanga	elingalimanga	lingalimanga
Class 6	alimile, alimē	alimile, alimē	elimile, elimē	awalimanga	angalimanga	engalimanga
Class 7	silimile, silimē	esilimile, esilimē	silimile, silimē	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
Class 8	zilimile, zilimē	ezilimile, ezilimē	zilimile, zilimē	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
Class 9	ilimile, ilimē	elimile, elimē	ilimile, ilimē	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
Class 10	zilimile, zilimē	ezilimile, ezilimē	zilimile, zilimē	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
Class 11	lulimile, lulimē	olulimile, olulimē	lulimile, lulimē	alulimanga	olungalimanga	lungalimanga
Class 14	bulimile, bulimē	obulimile, obulimē	bulimile, bulimē	abulimanga	obungalimanga	bungalimanga
Class 15	kulimile, kulimē	okulimile, okulimē	kulimile, kulimē	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
Class 17	kulimile, kulimē	okulimile, okulimē	kulimile, kulimē	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālima	engālima	ngālima	angilimanga	engingalimanga	ngingalimanga
2nd singular	wālima	owālima	wālima	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
1st plural	sālima	esālima	sālima	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
2nd plural	nālima	enālima	nālima	anilimanga	eningalimanga	ningalimanga
Class 1	wālima	owālima	ālima	akalimanga	ongalimanga	engalimanga
Class 2	bālima	abālima	bālima	abalimanga	abangalimanga	bengalimanga
Class 3	wālima	owālima	wālima	awulimanga	ongalimanga	ungalimanga
Class 4	yālima	eyālima	yālima	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
Class 5	lālima	elālima	lālima	alilimanga	elingalimanga	lingalimanga
Class 6	ālima	ālima	ālima	awalimanga	angalimanga	engalimanga
Class 7	sālima	esālima	sālima	asilimanga	esingalimanga	singalimanga
Class 8	zālima	ezālima	zālima	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
Class 9	yālima	eyālima	yālima	ayilimanga	engalimanga	ingalimanga
Class 10	zālima	ezālima	zālima	azilimanga	ezingalimanga	zingalimanga
Class 11	lwālima	olwālima	lwālima	alulimanga	olungalimanga	lungalimanga
Class 14	bālima	obālima	bālima	abulimanga	obungalimanga	bungalimanga
Class 15	kwālima	okwālima	kwālima	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
Class 17	kwālima	okwālima	kwālima	akulimanga	okungalimanga	kungalimanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalima	—	ngingalima	ngingelime	—	ngingelime
2nd singular	ungalima	—	ungalima	ungelime	—	ungelime
1st plural	singalima	—	singalima	singelime	—	singelime
2nd plural	ningalima	—	ningalima	ningelime	—	ningelime
Class 1	angalima	—	engalima	angelime	—	engelime
Class 2	bangalima	—	bengalima	bangelime	—	bengelime
Class 3	ungalima	—	ungalima	ungelime	—	ungelime
Class 4	ingalima	—	ingalima	ingelime	—	ingelime
Class 5	lingalima	—	lingalima	lingelime	—	lingelime
Class 6	angalima	—	engalima	angelime	—	engelime
Class 7	singalima	—	singalima	singelime	—	singelime
Class 8	zingalima	—	zingalima	zingelime	—	zingelime
Class 9	ingalima	—	ingalima	ingelime	—	ingelime
Class 10	zingalima	—	zingalima	zingelime	—	zingelime
Class 11	lungalima	—	lungalima	lungelime	—	lungelime
Class 14	bungalima	—	bungalima	bungelime	—	bungelime
Class 15	kungalima	—	kungalima	kungelime	—	kungelime
Class 17	kungalima	—	kungalima	kungelime	—	kungelime
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolima	engizolima	ngizolima	angizulima	engingezulima	ngingezulima
2nd singular	uzolima	ozolima	uzolima	awuzulima	ongezulima	ungezulima
1st plural	sizolima	esizolima	sizolima	asizulima	esingezulima	singezulima
2nd plural	nizolima	enizolima	nizolima	anizulima	eningezulima	ningezulima
Class 1	uzolima	ozolima	ezolima	akazulima	ongezulima	engezulima
Class 2	bazolima	abazolima	bezolima	abazulima	abangezulima	bengezulima
Class 3	uzolima	ozolima	uzolima	awuzulima	ongezulima	ungezulima
Class 4	izolima	ezolima	izolima	ayizulima	engezulima	ingezulima
Class 5	lizolima	elizolima	lizolima	alizulima	elingezulima	lingezulima
Class 6	azolima	azolima	ezolima	awazulima	angezulima	engezulima
Class 7	sizolima	esizolima	sizolima	asizulima	esingezulima	singezulima
Class 8	zizolima	ezizolima	zizolima	azizulima	ezingezulima	zingezulima
Class 9	izolima	ezolima	izolima	ayizulima	engezulima	ingezulima
Class 10	zizolima	ezizolima	zizolima	azizulima	ezingezulima	zingezulima
Class 11	luzolima	oluzolima	luzolima	aluzulima	olungezulima	lungezulima
Class 14	buzolima	obuzolima	buzolima	abuzulima	obungezulima	bungezulima
Class 15	kuzolima	okuzolima	kuzolima	akuzulima	okungezulima	kungezulima
Class 17	kuzolima	okuzolima	kuzolima	akuzulima	okungezulima	kungezulima
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolima	engiyolima	ngiyolima	angiyulima	engingeyulima	ngingeyulima
2nd singular	uyolima	oyolima	uyolima	awuyulima	ongeyulima	ungeyulima
1st plural	siyolima	esiyolima	siyolima	asiyulima	esingeyulima	singeyulima
2nd plural	niyolima	eniyolima	niyolima	aniyulima	eningeyulima	ningeyulima
Class 1	uyolima	oyolima	eyolima	akayulima	ongeyulima	engeyulima
Class 2	bayolima	abayolima	beyolima	abayulima	abangeyulima	bengeyulima
Class 3	uyolima	oyolima	uyolima	awuyulima	ongeyulima	ungeyulima
Class 4	iyolima	eyolima	iyolima	ayiyulima	engeyulima	ingeyulima
Class 5	liyolima	eliyolima	liyolima	aliyulima	elingeyulima	lingeyulima
Class 6	ayolima	ayolima	eyolima	awayulima	angeyulima	engeyulima
Class 7	siyolima	esiyolima	siyolima	asiyulima	esingeyulima	singeyulima
Class 8	ziyolima	eziyolima	ziyolima	aziyulima	ezingeyulima	zingeyulima
Class 9	iyolima	eyolima	iyolima	ayiyulima	engeyulima	ingeyulima
Class 10	ziyolima	eziyolima	ziyolima	aziyulima	ezingeyulima	zingeyulima
Class 11	luyolima	oluyolima	luyolima	aluyulima	olungeyulima	lungeyulima
Class 14	buyolima	obuyolima	buyolima	abuyulima	obungeyulima	bungeyulima
Class 15	kuyolima	okuyolima	kuyolima	akuyulima	okungeyulima	kungeyulima
Class 17	kuyolima	okuyolima	kuyolima	akuyulima	okungeyulima	kungeyulima
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilime	ngingalimi
2nd singular	ulime	ungalimi
1st plural	silime	singalimi
2nd plural	nilime	ningalimi
Class 1	alime	angalimi
Class 2	balime	bangalimi
Class 3	ulime	ungalimi
Class 4	ilime	ingalimi
Class 5	lilime	lingalimi
Class 6	alime	angalimi
Class 7	silime	singalimi
Class 8	zilime	zingalimi
Class 9	ilime	ingalimi
Class 10	zilime	zingalimi
Class 11	lulime	lungalimi
Class 14	bulime	bungalimi
Class 15	kulime	kungalimi
Class 17	kulime	kungalimi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalima	ngangalima, angalima, angangalima
2nd singular	walima	wangalima, awalima, awangalima
1st plural	salima	sangalima, asalima, asangalima
2nd plural	nalima	nangalima, analima, anangalima
Class 1	walima	wangalima, akalima, akangalima
Class 2	balima	bangalima, abalima, abangalima
Class 3	walima	wangalima, awalima, awangalima
Class 4	yalima	yangalima, ayalima, ayangalima
Class 5	lalima	langalima, alalima, alangalima
Class 6	alima	angalima, awalima, awangalima
Class 7	salima	sangalima, asalima, asangalima
Class 8	zalima	zangalima, azalima, azangalima
Class 9	yalima	yangalima, ayalima, ayangalima
Class 10	zalima	zangalima, azalima, azangalima
Class 11	lwalima	lwangalima, alwalima, alwangalima
Class 14	balima	bangalima, abalima, abangalima
Class 15	kwalima	kwangalima, akwalima, akwangalima
Class 17	kwalima	kwangalima, akwalima, akwangalima

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Derived terms

-limisa

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lima (6.3)”

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Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “lima”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 801

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branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa, rosado

	50^{[a], [b]}
^{[a], [b]} ← 4	5	6 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: lima, singko Ordinal: ikalima

← 4	5	6 →
Base form: lima Cardinal: ʻelima Ordinal: lima Distributive: pālima Fractional: hapalima

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