limpa
See also: límpa
English
Etymology
From Swedish limpa (“loaf [of bread]”).
Noun
limpa (uncountable)
- Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.
Anagrams
- -pamil, milpa
Galician
Verb
limpa
- Third-person singular (el, ela, vostede?) present indicative of limpar
- Second-person singular (ti) affirmative imperative of limpar
Adjective
limpa f sg
- feminine singular of limpo
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese limpar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu limpa.
Verb
limpa
- to wipe
- to clean
Indonesian
Etymology
Cognate with Javanese ꦭꦶꦩ꧀ꦥ (limpa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪmpa]
- Hyphenation: lim‧pa
Noun
limpa (first-person possessive limpaku, second-person possessive limpamu, third-person possessive limpanya)
- (anatomy) spleen, in vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
- Synonym: lien
See also
- limfa (“lymph”)
Further reading
- “limpa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese limpar.
Verb
limpa
- to wipe
- to clean
Malay
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -pa
Noun
limpa (Jawi spelling ليمڤا, plural limpa-limpa, informal 1st possessive limpaku, 2nd possessive limpamu, 3rd possessive limpanya)
- (anatomy) spleen
Further reading
- “limpa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Verb
limpa
- inflection of limpar:
- short feminine singular past participle
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Adjective
limpa
- feminine singular of limpo
Swedish
Etymology
Akin to English lump and its ultimate source.
Noun
limpa c
- loaf of bread
- a carton (of cigarettes):
- (nonstandard) a roll (of snus):
- Synonym: stock
Declension
| Declension of limpa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | limpa | limpan | limpor | limporna |
| Genitive | limpas | limpans | limpors | limpornas |
Derived terms
- köttfärslimpa (“meatloaf”)
Further reading
- “limpa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish), 1937
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Malay limpa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lim‧pa
- IPA(key): /limˈpaʔ/, [lɪmˈpaʔ]
Noun
limpâ
- (anatomy) spleen
- Synonyms: pali, baso, lapay
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish linfa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lim‧pa
- IPA(key): /ˈlimpa/, [ˈlim.pɐ]
Noun
limpa
- (anatomy) lymph