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lima.

lime (citrus tree)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈli.ma//ˈli.ma/Middle, Polish
  1. lime (citrus tree)

    feminine
  2. lime (green citrus fruit)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Austroasiaticbor. Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū)bor. Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū)bor. Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (līma)bor. Spanish limabor. Polish lima Borrowed from Spanish lima, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”), borrowed from Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū).

noun/ˈli.ma//ˈli.ma/Middle, Polish
  1. synonym of pilnik (“file”) (a cutting or smoothing tool)

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sley-der.? Latin līmalbor. Polish lima Learned borrowing from Latin līma.

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