Lima.
The capital city of Peru.
Meaning & usage
The capital city of Peru.
The capital city of Peru. The Peruvian government.
A province in Peru.
A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Adams County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in LaGrange County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Beaverhead County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Allen County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A former township in Licking County, Ohio, merged into Pataskala in 1996.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately derived from rimay (“to speak”). Doublet of lima [bean].
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