lim

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proper noun

A surname from Korean.

OriginHokkien 林 ← Teochew 林 ← Hakka 林 →
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Meanings

lim1

nounlim (plural lims)

plural lims

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of limb.

    […] ſhe ſees his lims with ſweating ſpent, / And his neck dry’d, as when he did ſuſtaine / The heavens: […]

    1679, Thomas May (translator), Lucans Pharsalia: or, the Civil Wars of Rome, book 4, page 115

Lim2

proper noun

alternative Rhim

  1. A surname from Korean.

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

    2015 June 5, Parija Kavilanz, “His $13 million secret: 'Gloving'”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 May 2024

Lim3

proper noun

alternative Lin · alternative Lam

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

Origin

Lim · proper noun

From Korean, including 임 (Im), 林 or 任; 림 (Rim), 林.

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Lim · proper noun

  1. Hakka林
  2. Teochew林
  3. Hokkien林
  4. EnglishLim

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

More words from Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lim

MLA

“lim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lim. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lim,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lim.

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