limas

See also: limás

English

Noun

limas

1. plural of lima

Anagrams

• Islam, Milas, Salim, Simla, Smail, alims, mails, malis, misal, salmi, simal, smail

French

Verb

limas

1. second-person singular past historic of limer

Anagrams

• islam

Galician

Verb

limas

1. second-person singular present indicative of limar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay limas, from Classical Malay ليمس (limas), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimas/, [ˈli.mas]
• Hyphenation: li‧mas

Noun

limas (plural limas-limas, first-person possessive limasku, second-person possessive limasmu, third-person possessive limasnya)

1. (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base; pyramid.

   Synonym: piramida

Further reading

• “limas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Verb

līmās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of līmō

References

• limas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimas/, [ˈli.mas]

Noun

limas (Jawi spelling ليمس, plural limas-limas, informal 1st possessive limasku, 2nd possessive limasmu, 3rd possessive limasnya)

1. a cup or dipper made by folding up a palm-leaf or spathe till it looks like an inverted pyramid

   Hypernym: timba

2. the shape of a low pyramid with a quadrangular base

Usage notes

Traditionally used for drinking, bathing, drawing water, baling a boat, or as a toy-boat bearing offerings to sea-spirits. From its shape it gives its name to hip-roofs.

Adjective

limas (Jawi spelling ليمس)

1. pyramidal; hipped

   Synonym: piramid

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• atap limas
• balai limas
• cincin limas
• kuih limas
• rumah limas

Descendants

• Indonesian: limas

Further reading

• “limas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901–1902), A Malay–English Dictionary,[1] Singapore: Kelly & Walsh, p. 629.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

limas

1. plural of lima

Etymology 2

Verb

limas

1. second-person singular present indicative of limar

Spanish

Noun

limas f pl

1. plural of lima

Verb

limas

1. second-person singular present indicative of limar

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmas/, [lɪˈmas]
• Hyphenation: li‧mas

Noun

limás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜐ᜔)

1. scooping out water (from a boat, well, canal, etc.)

   Synonyms: halimlim, paghalimhim, yupyop, pagyupyop

2. (by extension) ransacking and taking of all its contents (of a place)

Derived terms

• limasan
• limasin
• lumimas
• maglimas
• paglilimas
• panlimas

 

See also

• salok

Adjective

limás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜐ᜔)

1. scooped out of water with a pail or bucket (of a boat, well, canal, etc.)
2. ransacked; plundered thoroughly