limba

See also: limbă and limbã

English

A limba tree

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in English entries#LIMBA

Noun

limba (plural limbas)Category:English lemmas#LIMBACategory:English nouns#LIMBACategory:English countable nouns#LIMBACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. A large African tree, Terminalia superbaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Terminalia%20superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.
    • 1965, Theodore Geiger, editor, Agrifor and U.S. Plywood in the Congo, Issue 12, page 50:
      This was the wood of the limba tree — a native of the Mayumbe forest — from which is produced a beautifully grained, blond, high-quality veneer for plywood and other uses.
      Category:English terms with quotations#LIMBA
    • 1991, Ján Borota, tropical forests: some African and Asian case studies of composition and structure, Elsevier, page 101:
      Limba occurred in blocks a, c and d and varied from 0.1 to 0.6 exploitable trees per hectare on average.
      Category:English terms with quotations#LIMBA
    • 1994, Richard C. Schultz, Joe P. Colletti, editors, Opportunities for Agroforestry in the Temperate Zone Worldwide: Proceedings of the Third North American Agroforestry Conference, page 242:
      Because of the decline of harvestable Limba trees in natural forests, a reforestation program was then undertaken by the government using local seed sources [5].
      Category:English terms with quotations#LIMBA

Synonyms

  • (Terminalia superba): afara

Translations

References

  • Irvine, F. R. (1961), Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses‎, London: Oxford University Press, page 135

Anagrams

Category:en:Combretum family plants#LIMBACategory:en:Trees#LIMBA

Aromanian

Pronunciation

Noun

limba fCategory:Aromanian non-lemma forms#LIMBACategory:Aromanian noun forms#LIMBACategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. definite singular nominative of limbã
  2. definite singular accusative of limbã

Bangi

Etymology

Probably from Proto-BantuCategory:Bangi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#LIMBACategory:Bangi terms derived from Proto-Bantu#LIMBA *dímb.

Verb

limbaCategory:Bangi lemmas#LIMBACategory:Bangi verbs#LIMBACategory:Bangi entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. to forget

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lim‧ba

Noun

limbaCategory:Cebuano lemmas#LIMBACategory:Cebuano nouns#LIMBACategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. the color pink

Adjective

limbaCategory:Cebuano lemmas#LIMBACategory:Cebuano adjectives#LIMBACategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. having a pink colour
Category:ceb:Pinks#LIMBACategory:ceb:Colors#LIMBA

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#LIMBACategory:Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu#LIMBA *ìdɪ̀mbà (“lamellophone”)

Pronunciation

Noun

limba class 5 (plural malimba class 6)Category:Chichewa lemmas#LIMBACategory:Chichewa nouns#LIMBACategory:Chichewa class 5 nouns#LIMBACategory:Chichewa entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Chichewa class 5 nouns#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. kalimba (African instrument)
  2. marimba
  3. piano

Derived terms

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 261

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Czech entries#LIMBA

Pronunciation

Noun

limba fCategory:Czech lemmas#LIMBACategory:Czech nouns#LIMBACategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Czech feminine nouns#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra)

Declension

Declension of limba (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative limba limby
genitive limby limeb
dative limbě limbám
accusative limbu limby
vocative limbo limby
locative limbě limbách
instrumental limbou limbami
Category:Czech hard feminine nouns#LIMBACategory:Czech nouns with reducible stem#LIMBA

Further reading

Category:cs:Conifers#LIMBA

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from BangiCategory:Lingala terms borrowed from Bangi#LIMACategory:Lingala terms derived from Bangi#LIMA limba.

Pronunciation

Verb

-limba (infinitive kolimba)Category:Lingala lemmas#LIMACategory:Lingala verbs#LIMACategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#LIMACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. to apologize
  2. (rareCategory:Lingala terms with rare senses#LIMA) to forget
  3. (rareCategory:Lingala terms with rare senses#LIMA) to be mistaken

Derived terms

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High GermanCategory:Polish terms borrowed from Middle High German#LIMBACategory:Polish terms derived from Middle High German#LIMBA līm-boum, līm-bām, līn-boum, līn-bām.

Pronunciation

Noun

limba fCategory:Polish lemmas#LIMBACategory:Polish nouns#LIMBACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Polish feminine nouns#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. Swiss pine (Pinus cembra)

Declension

Further reading

  • “limba”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • “limba”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)
Category:pl:Conifers#LIMBA

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

limba fCategory:Romanian non-lemma forms#LIMBACategory:Romanian noun forms#LIMBACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of limbă

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Sardinian terms inherited from Latin#LIMBACategory:Sardinian terms derived from Latin#LIMBA lingua.Category:Sardinian terms derived from Proto-Italic#LIMBACategory:Sardinian terms inherited from Proto-Italic#LIMBACategory:Sardinian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#LIMBACategory:Sardinian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#LIMBA For the change /ɡʷ/ > /b/, compare Romanian limbă.

Pronunciation

Noun

limba f (plural limbas)Category:Sardinian lemmas#LIMBACategory:Sardinian nouns#LIMBACategory:Sardinian entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Sardinian feminine nouns#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. Category:sc:Body parts#LIMBACategory:sc:Organs#LIMBAtongue
    M’apo mossigadu sa limba ― I bit my own tongueCategory:Sardinian terms with usage examples#LIMBA
  2. language
    Synonyms: faeddu, faedhónzu, faedhóngiu, faedhada, prallata
    limba sarda ― Sardinian languageCategory:Sardinian terms with usage examples#LIMBA
  3. speech (faculty of speaking)
    Synonyms: faeddu, paràula
    perdere sa limba ― to be left speechless (literally, “to lose the tongue”)Category:Sardinian terms with usage examples#LIMBA

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

limba f (plural limbas)Category:Spanish lemmas#LIMBACategory:Spanish nouns#LIMBACategory:Spanish countable nouns#LIMBACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. limba

Noun

limba m or f by sense (plural limbas)Category:Spanish lemmas#LIMBACategory:Spanish nouns#LIMBACategory:Spanish countable nouns#LIMBACategory:Spanish nouns with irregular gender#LIMBACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense#LIMBACategory:Spanish masculine nouns#LIMBACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#LIMBACategory:Spanish nouns with multiple genders#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. Limba

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From MalayCategory:Tok Pisin terms borrowed from Malay#LIMBACategory:Tok Pisin terms derived from Malay#LIMBA lembah.

Noun

limbaCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#LIMBACategory:Tok Pisin nouns#LIMBACategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. valley

Etymology 2

From MalayCategory:Tok Pisin terms borrowed from Malay#LIMBACategory:Tok Pisin terms derived from Malay#LIMBA rimba.

Noun

limbaCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#LIMBACategory:Tok Pisin nouns#LIMBACategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#LIMBACategory:Pages with entries#LIMBACategory:Pages with 12 entries#LIMBA

  1. jungle
Category:Aromanian non-lemma forms Category:Aromanian noun forms Category:Aromanian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Bangi lemmas Category:Bangi terms derived from Proto-Bantu Category:Bangi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu Category:Bangi verbs Category:Cebuano adjectives Category:Cebuano lemmas Category:Cebuano nouns Category:Chichewa class 5 nouns Category:Chichewa lemmas Category:Chichewa nouns Category:Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu Category:Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu Category:Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Czech feminine nouns Category:Czech hard feminine nouns Category:Czech lemmas Category:Czech nouns Category:Czech nouns with reducible stem Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms with quotations Category:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species) Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Lingala lemmas Category:Lingala terms borrowed from Bangi Category:Lingala terms derived from Bangi Category:Lingala terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Lingala terms with rare senses Category:Lingala verbs Category:Pages with 12 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Polish 2-syllable words Category:Polish feminine nouns Category:Polish lemmas Category:Polish links with manual fragments Category:Polish links with redundant alt parameters Category:Polish links with redundant wikilinks Category:Polish nouns Category:Polish terms borrowed from Middle High German Category:Polish terms derived from Middle High German Category:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation Category:Requests for etymologies in Czech entries Category:Requests for etymologies in English entries Category:Rhymes:Polish/imba Category:Rhymes:Polish/imba/2 syllables Category:Rhymes:Romanian/imba Category:Rhymes:Romanian/imba/2 syllables Category:Rhymes:Spanish/imba Category:Rhymes:Spanish/imba/2 syllables Category:Romanian non-lemma forms Category:Romanian noun forms Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Sardinian feminine nouns Category:Sardinian lemmas Category:Sardinian nouns Category:Sardinian terms derived from Latin Category:Sardinian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Sardinian terms derived from Proto-Italic Category:Sardinian terms inherited from Latin Category:Sardinian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European Category:Sardinian terms inherited from Proto-Italic Category:Sardinian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Sardinian terms with usage examples Category:Spanish 2-syllable words Category:Spanish countable nouns Category:Spanish feminine nouns Category:Spanish lemmas Category:Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense Category:Spanish masculine nouns Category:Spanish nouns Category:Spanish nouns with irregular gender Category:Spanish nouns with multiple genders Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Terms with Akan translations Category:Terms with Anyi translations Category:Terms with Baoule translations Category:Terms with Ewe translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Ga translations Category:Terms with Japanese translations Category:Terms with Nzima translations Category:Terms with Yombe translations Category:Terms with Yoruba translations Category:Tok Pisin lemmas Category:Tok Pisin nouns Category:Tok Pisin terms borrowed from Malay Category:Tok Pisin terms derived from Malay Category:ceb:Colors Category:ceb:Pinks Category:cs:Conifers Category:en:Combretum family plants Category:en:Trees Category:pl:Conifers Category:sc:Body parts Category:sc:Organs