timun

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *timun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /timun/
  • Hyphenation: ti‧mun

Noun

timun

  1. cucumber

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay timun, from Proto-Malayic *timun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtimun/ [ˈt̪i.mʊn]
  • Rhymes: -imun
  • Syllabification: ti‧mun

Noun

timun (plural timun-timun)

  1. cucumber

Alternative forms

  • mentimun

Further reading

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦶꦩꦸꦤ꧀
Pegon
Roman timun

Etymology

From Old Javanese hantimun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Noun

timun

  1. cucumber

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “timun”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *timun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.mun/
  • Rhymes: -imun, -mun, -un
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈt̪i.mʊn, -mon, -mo̞n]

Noun

timun (Jawi spelling تيمون, plural timun-timun)

  1. cucumber

Alternative forms

  • mentimun
  • hentimun (obsolete)
  • ketimun (Java)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: timun
  • West Makian: timu
  • Hokkien: ti-mun
  • Teochew: ti-mun

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian timone.

Noun

tìmūn m animacy unspecified (Cyrillic spelling тѝмӯн)

  1. (Chakavian) helm, rudder
  2. (Chakavian) steering wheel

Synonyms

Tausug

Etymology

False cognate of Malay timun (cucumber)

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /timun/ [t̪ɪˈmũn̪]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: ti‧mun

Noun

timun (Sulat Sūg spelling تِمُنْ)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: tambikay (Malaysia), samangka' (Indonesia)
    Masarap bang matubig in timun
    Watermelon is juicy if it's juicy.