lime
Norwegian
/laɪm/, /liːmə/
noun-m1
Definitions
- a lime (citrus fruit)
Etymology
Derived from Persian لیمو (lemon, lm, lime) derived from Arabic لِيمَة derived from Spanish, Castilian lima (lime) derived from English lime (mineral).
Origin
English
lime
Gloss
mineral
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Limedale English
- belime English
- birdlime English
- brooklime English
- delime English
- lime English
- lime disease English
- lime-twig English
- limeade English
- limejuice English
- limekiln English
- limeless English
- limelight English
- limelike English
- limerod English
- limescale English
- limestone English
- limetwig English
- limewash English
- limewater English
- limewood English
- limeworks English
- limey English
- limeyard English
- limy English
- nitrolime English
- overlime English
- quicklime English
- relime English
- unlime English
- whitelime English
- līma Latin
- lime French
- lima Spanish, Castilian
- ライム Japanese
- निम्बू Sanskrit
- lyme Middle English
- ليم Arabic
- ليمون Arabic
- لَيْمُون Arabic
- لِيمَة Arabic
- آبلیمو Persian
- لیمو Persian
- λέμονι Greek (modern)
- λεμόνι Greek (modern)
- لیمون Ottoman Turkish
- ლიმონი Georgian
- 萊姆 Chinese
- lima cuahuitl Classical Nahuatl
- dimu Swahili
- dimu, ndimu Swahili
- 라임 Korean
- ļaim̧ Marshallese
- لِيمَة Andalusian Arabic
- ríma Huichol
- laim Samoan Plantation Pidgin