Lim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lim"

English

Etymology 1

From Korean, including 임 (Im), 林 or 任; 림 (Rim), 林.

Alternative forms
  • Rhim

Proper noun

Lim

  1. A surname from Korean.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 林. Doublet of Lin and Lam.

Alternative forms
  • Lin (via Mandarin)
  • Lam (via Cantonese)

Proper noun

Lim

  1. A surname from Hokkien.

Anagrams

Ilocano

Etymology

From Hokkien 林 (Lîm).

Proper noun

Lim

  1. a surname from Hokkien

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 林.

Proper noun

Lim

  1. a surname from Hakka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Albanian lymë[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɫim/

Proper noun

Lim m (Cyrillic spelling Лим)

  1. Lim (a river in Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)

References
  1. Dr.Ejup Mushoviq. "Etnički procesi i etnička struktura stanovništva Novog Pazara"

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 林 (Lîm). Doublet of Lam. Compare Indonesian Liem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlim/, [ˈlim]

Proper noun

Lim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also
  • Lam (from Cantonese)
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