limas

See also: limás

English

Noun

limas

  1. plural of lima

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlimas/
  • Rhymes: -imas
  • Hyphenation: li‧mas

Verb

limas

  1. present of limi

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.ma/ ~ /li.mɑ/
  • Hyphenation: li‧mas

Verb

limas

  1. second-person singular past historic of limer

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Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlimas/ [ˈli.mas̺]
  • Rhymes: -imas
  • Hyphenation: li‧mas

Verb

limas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of limar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay limas, from Classical Malay ليمس (limas), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.

Pronunciation

Noun

limas (plural limas-limas)

  1. (geometry) pyramid
    Synonym: piramida

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

līmās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of līmō

References

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlimas/ [ˈli.mas]
  • Hyphenation: li‧mas

Noun

limas (Jawi spelling ليمس, plural limas-limas)

  1. a cup or dipper made by folding up a palm-leaf or spathe till it looks like an inverted pyramid
    Hypernym: timba
    1. any bucket-like container that draws or carries water from such material
    2. bail or bailer, special container for disposing out water out (bailing) of a boat
  2. the shape of a low pyramid with a quadrangular base
    Synonym: piramid

Adjective

limas (Jawi spelling ليمس)

  1. pyramidal; hipped
    Synonym: piramid

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: limas (inherited)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ليمس limas”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 125
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليمس limas”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 629
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “limas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 58

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.mɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.mɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.mas/

  • Hyphenation: li‧mas

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

limas

  1. plural of lima

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

limas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of limar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlimas/ [ˈli.mas]
  • Rhymes: -imas
  • Syllabification: li‧mas

Noun

limas f pl

  1. plural of lima

Verb

limas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of limar

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧mas

Noun

limas (Sundanese script ᮜᮤᮙᮞ᮪)

  1. a mold for kuéh (traditional snack) made from banana leaves in the shape of a pyramid
  2. (by extension) pyramid

Derived terms

  • lilimasan

References

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈmas/ [lɪˈmas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: li‧mas

Noun

limás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜐ᜔)

  1. scooping out water (from a boat, well, canal, etc.), bailing
    Synonyms: halimlim, paghalimhim, yupyop, pagyupyop
  2. (by extension) ransacking and taking of all its contents (of a place)

Derived terms

  • limasan
  • limasin
  • lumimas
  • maglimas
  • paglilimas
  • panlimas

See also

Adjective

limás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜐ᜔)

  1. scooped out of water with a pail or bucket (of a boat, well, canal, etc.)
  2. ransacked; plundered thoroughly

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