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.

   Alternative form: Im

   • 2015 June 5, Parija Kavilanz, “His $13 million secret: 'Gloving'”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 19 May 2024:

     "I took $100, bought microlights and made the gloves myself," said Lim.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 林 (Lîm), Teochew 林 (lim⁵), Hakka 林 (lim²). Doublet of Lin and Lam.

Alternative forms

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

Proper noun

Lim

1. A surname from Hokkien, Teochew, or Hakka.

Anagrams

• ILM, Mil, MLI, MIL, mil, mil.

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 林 (Lîm).

Proper noun

Lim

1. a surname from Hokkien

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Liem (chiefly 1901–1947)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 林 (Lîm), Teochew 林 (Lim⁵) and Hakka 林 (Lìm).

Proper noun

Lim

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.
2. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Teochew.
3. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Albanian lymë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîm/, /lîːm/

Proper noun

Lȉm or Lȋm m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ли̏м or Ли̑м)

1. Lim (a tributary of the Drina in Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Declension

Declension of Lim

	singular
nominative	Lim
genitive	Lima
dative	Limu
accusative	Lim
vocative	Lime
locative	Limu
instrumental	Limom

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlim/ [ˈlɪm]
• Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: Lim

Proper noun

Lim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also

• Lam (from Cantonese)

Anagrams

• mil