losin

See also: losin', los in, and lös in

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

losin (plural losin-losin)

  1. nonstandard form of lusin (dozen)

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

From Dutch dozijn.

Noun

losin (Sundanese script ᮜᮧᮞᮤᮔ᮪)

  1. dozen

Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English lozenge.

Pronunciation

Noun

losin f (collective, singulative losinen, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery
    Synonyms: da-da, fferins, melysion, minceg, pethau da, swîts, taffis
    Ga i losin?
    May I have sweets?
    Hen fenyw fach Cydweli
    yn gwerthu losin du
    yn rhifo deg am ddimai
    ond un ar ddeg i mi.
    Little old lady of Kidwelly
    selling black sweets
    counts ten for a ha'penny
    but eleven for me.

Derived terms

  • siop losin (sweetshop)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “losin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies