Lim

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lim"

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lim

  1. A surname from Korean.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 林. Doublet of Lin and Lam.

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Lim

  1. A surname from Hokkien.

Anagrams[edit]

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hokkien 林 (Lîm).

Proper noun[edit]

Lim

  1. a surname from Hokkien

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hakka 林.

Proper noun[edit]

Lim

  1. a surname from Hakka

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Albanian lymë[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lim m (Cyrillic spelling Лим)

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

References[edit]

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

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien

See also[edit]

  • Lam (from Cantonese)
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