zaitun

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

• IPA^(key): /zài.tûn/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [zèi.tɪ̂ŋ]

zàitûn m (plural zàitûn)

1. olive
2. olive tree
3. A type of hardwood prayer bead.

Inherited from Malay zaitun, from Classical Malay زيتون (zaitun), from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzai̯tun/ [ˈzai̯.t̪ʊn]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯tun
• Syllabification: zai‧tun

zaitun (plural zaitun-zaitun)

1. olive

• “zaitun” 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.

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /zai̯ton/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /zai̯tʊn/
• Rhymes: -ai̯tun

zaitun (Jawi spelling زيتون, plural zaitun-zaitun)

1. olive

• “zaitun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.