# Lima
## Translingual

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

### Alternative forms

* lima, LIMA

### Etymology

Borrowed from English Lima.

### Pronunciation

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

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

## 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: /ˈliːmə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːmə
* Homophone: lemur (non-rhotic)
City in Ohio:
* IPA: /ˈlaɪmə/

### Proper noun

Lima
* The capital city of 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.

#### Related terms

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

#### 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: [ˈlɪma]

### Proper noun

Lima f (relational adjective limský)
* Lima (the capital city of Peru)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Lima”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /li.ma/
* Homophones: lima, limât, Limat

### Proper noun

Lima m or f
* 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)
* Lima (the capital city of Peru)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, from Quechua Rimak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈli.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ima
* Syllabification: Li‧ma

### Proper noun

Lima f
* Lima (the capital city of Peru)

#### Derived terms

* limski
* limianin
* limianka

### Further reading

* Lima in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Lima in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlĩ.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlĩ.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈli.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /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
* Limia (a river in Iberia)

### Etymology 2

From the river's name. Related to Limeira.

#### Proper noun

Lima
* a surname

### Etymology 3

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

#### Proper noun

Lima
* 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: /ˈlɪ.ma/

### Proper noun

Lima
* Lima

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlima]

### 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
* Rhymes: -ima
* Syllabification: Li‧ma

### Proper noun

Lima f
* Lima (the capital city of Peru)
* A province of Peru

#### Derived terms

* de aquí a Lima
* limeño

### Anagrams

* Malí

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /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