limun
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlimun/ [ˈli.mʊn]
- Rhymes: -imun
- Syllabification: li‧mun
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch limoen (“lime”), from Middle Dutch limoen, from Middle French limon.
Noun
limun (plural limun-limun)
- (literally) lime
- lemonade:
- a flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment
- a clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦶꦩꦸꦤ꧀ (limun, “fog”).
Root
limun
Derived terms
- limunan
Further reading
- “limun” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
limun
- romanization of ꦭꦶꦩꦸꦤ꧀
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lîmuːn/
- Hyphenation: li‧mun
Noun
lȉmūn m inan (Cyrillic spelling ли̏мӯн)
- lemon (fruit)
- lemon (tree)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | limun | limuni |
| genitive | limuna | limuna |
| dative | limunu | limunima |
| accusative | limun | limune |
| vocative | limune | limuni |
| locative | limunu | limunima |
| instrumental | limunom | limunima |
Further reading
- “limun”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Volapük
Noun
limun
- (countable) alms