# lima
## Translingual
### Noun

lima
* Alternative letter-case form of Lima of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ˈlaɪmə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪmə

#### Noun

lima (plural limas)
* lima bean
    We had limas with dinner last night.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

lima (plural limas)
* (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

### Anagrams

* Alim, Liam, Mali, Mila, alim, mail, mali

## Agutaynen
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Aklanon
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [liˈma]

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Alangan
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Alu
### 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

## Amis
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Asi
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Balinese
### Romanization

lima
* Romanization of ᬮᬶᬫ

## Banjarese
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

### References

* Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Bariai
### Numeral

lima
* five

### References

* Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lima/, [li.ma]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

#### Noun

lima inan
* file (tool)
    Synonym: karraka

##### Derived terms

* limari
* limatu
* limatzaile

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

#### Noun

lima inan
* lime (fruit)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “lima”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “lima”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈma/ [l̪iˈma]
* Hyphenation: li‧ma

### Numeral

limá (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)
* five
    Synonym: singko

#### Derived terms

* ikalima
* kaglima
* lilima
* lima-lima
* maglima
* makalima

## Bolongan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlima/

### Numeral

lima
* five

### Further reading

* Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “lima”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

## Brooke's Point Palawano
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lima/
* Hyphenation: li‧ma

### Numeral

lima
* five

### References

* Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Bughotu
### 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

## Casiguran Dumagat Agta
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* ikalima
* makalima

## Central Bontoc
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Central Melanau
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Chamorro
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* (Old Chamorro) five (in general)

## Chichewa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɽi.ma/

### Verb

-lima (infinitive kulíma)
* to cultivate

#### Derived terms

* Nominal derivations:
** mlimi (“farmer”)

## Cia-Cia
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima (Hangul spelling 을리마)
* five

### Noun

lima (Hangul spelling 을리마)
* (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

## Cuyunon
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Dibabawon Manobo
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

líma
* five

## East Futuna
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Esperanto
### Etymology

limo +‎ -a

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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.

## Faroese
### Noun

lima
* indefinite genitive plural of limur

## Fijian
### 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

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lima, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīmą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlimɑ/, [ˈlimɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -imɑ
* Hyphenation: 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

Possessive forms of lima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
limani
limani
accusative
nom.
limani
limani
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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
gen.
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 :

#### Derived terms

* limaaja
* limaantua
* limainen
* limakko
* limamainen
* limaska
* limata
* limautua
* limoittaa
* alkulima
* limaerite
* limakala
* limakalvo
* limakotilo
* limakäyminen
* limamato
* limanahkiainen
* limaneritys
* limanuljaska
* limanvuoto
* limapussi
* limapää
* limapääkala
* limapöhötauti
* limarauhanen
* limaseitikki
* limasieni
* limatulppa
* solulima
* tumalima
* ulkolima

#### See also

* räkä
* liima

### References

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

### Further reading

* “lima”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Ilma, Mali, Mila, ilma, mali

## French
### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

lima
* third-person singular past historic of limer

### Anagrams

* mail

## Galician
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlimɐ]

#### Noun

lima f (plural limas)
* lime (fruit)

##### Related terms

* limeira

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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 melloras 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:
** third-person singular present indicative
** 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

## Gela
### 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

## Gothic
### Romanization

lima
* Romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰

## Hanunoo
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Numeral

lima (Hanunoo spelling ᜮᜲᜫ)
* five

#### Derived terms

* limakan
* limanday
* limang pulo

#### Related terms

* aglima

### Further reading

* Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 167

## Hawaiian
### 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: /ˈli.ma/, [ˈli.mə]

### Numeral

lima
* five
* fifth

#### Related terms

* ʻalima
* ʻelima

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Ibanag
### Etymology

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

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Icelandic
### Noun

lima
* indefinite genitive plural of limur

## Ilocano
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
* Hyphenation: li‧ma

### Numeral

lima
* five
    Synonym: singko

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈlima/ [ˈli.ma]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ima
* Syllabification: li‧ma

### Numeral

lima
* five

#### Derived terms

* berlima
* seperlima
* lima waktu

### References

* Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Further reading

* “lima” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Inonhan
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Isinai
### Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *lima

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

## Isnag
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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 لیمو (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:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* lima$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* lima$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* lima$^3$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Mali, almi, mail, mali, mila

## Itawit
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Ivatan
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Javanese
### Romanization

lima
* Romanization of ꦭꦶꦩ

## Kagayanen
### Etymology

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

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlimə/ [ˈliː.mə]

### Numeral

líma
* five

## Kapingamarangi
### 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

## Kavalan
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

## Kinaray-a
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈma/, [liˈma]

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Latin
### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈliː.ma/, [ˈlʲiːmä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈli.ma/, [ˈliːmä]

### Noun

līma f (genitive līmae); first declension
* file (carpenter's tool)
* polishing, revision (of a literary composition)

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

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

## Lau
### 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

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

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

### Noun

lima
* five

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Etymology

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

### Noun

lima
* five

## Lusi
### 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

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Makasar
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlima]

#### Numeral

lima (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨆ)
* five

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlima]

#### Numeral

lima (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨆ)
* (anatomy) hand

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* limă (obsolete, 1924-1972)

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), 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: /lima/
* Rhymes: -ima
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [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

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

* Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lima”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
* "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

## Manam
### 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

## Manggarai
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Maori
### Numeral

lima
* Obsolete spelling of rima.

## Mapun
### Numeral

lima
* five

## Maranao
### 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

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Mayoyao Ifugao
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Muduapa
### 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

## Mussau-Emira
### 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

## Nakanai
### 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

## Ngaju
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Niuatoputapu
### 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
### 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

## Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈma/

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Norwegian Bokmål
### 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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

lima n pl
* definite plural of lim

## Nukuoro
### 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

## Old Javanese
### Numeral

lima
* five

## Paiwan
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

## Pangasinan
### Numeral

limá
* five

### References

* Benton, Richard Anthony, Pangasinan dictionary (1971)

## Pangutaran Sama
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Papora
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Verb

-lima
* to farm, cultivate
* to plough

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

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

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Ponosakan
### 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
### 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 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.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### 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:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text) :
| 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 |

## Pukapukan
### 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

### Further reading

* Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

## Raga
### 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

## Ratahan
### 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
### 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

## Roviana
### 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

## Sakizaya
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /li.ˈma/, [li.ˈma]

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Samoan
### 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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lima, from Latin līma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

## Sikaiana
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima.

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text) :
| 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 |

### References

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

### Further reading

* “lima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sundanese
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima (Sundanese script ᮜᮤᮙ)
* five

## Surigaonon
### 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

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-lima (infinitive kulima)
* to cultivate, to farm
* to plough

#### Conjugation

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 future | positive subject concord + -talima |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -talima |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

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

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Verb

-lima
* to plough

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tagabawa
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Tagalog
### 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: /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 pinyaOne banana, two pineapples
    Apat na mansanas, anim na manggaFour 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
* limanlaksa
* limang daan
* limang haligi
* 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

## Taroko
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

lima (Sulat Sūg spelling لِمَ)
* (anatomy) hand

### Numeral

lima (Sulat Sūg spelling لِمَ)
* five

## Tetum
### 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

## To'abaita
### 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)

## Tokelauan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈli.ma]
* Hyphenation: li‧ma

### Etymology 1

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

## Tolai
### 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)
* hand
* arm
* foreleg

#### 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
### 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

## Uma
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Uneapa
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lima/

### Numeral

lima
* five

### Further reading

* Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

## Venda
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Verb

lima
* to cultivate

#### Derived terms

* mulimi

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lima.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

lima
* slime, mucus

#### Inflection
### 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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liˈma/

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Woleaian
### 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

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Verb

-lima
* to farm, cultivate
* to plough

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Yami
### Etymology

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

### Noun

lima
* (anatomy) hand

### Numeral

lima
* five

## Yogad
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

limá
* five

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

### Verb

-lima
* to farm, cultivate
* to plough

#### Derived terms

* -limisa

### References

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