limau
Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlimau̯]
- Hyphenation: li‧mau
Compounds
- limau Bali (“Balinese citrus (Citrus maxima)”)
- limau Betawi (“Betawi citrus (Citrus grandis)”)
- limau Cina (“Chinese citrus (Citrus nobilis)”)
- limau kuit
- limau madang
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /limaw/
- Hyphenation: li‧mau
Hyponyms
- (citrus fruit): limau bali (“pomelo”), limau kasturi (“calamondin”), limau nipis (“key lime”), limau purut (“kaffir lime”)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay limau, from Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlimau̯]
- Hyphenation: li‧mau
Audio (file)
Noun
limau (first-person possessive limauku, second-person possessive limaumu, third-person possessive limaunya)
- citrus
- Synonym: jeruk
- citrus fruit
Affixed terms
- berlimau
- melimaui
- pelimau
Compounds
- limau bali (“Balinese citrus (Citrus maxima)”)
- limau besar
- limau betawi (“Betawi citrus (Citrus grandis)”)
- limau cina (“Chinese citrus (Citrus nobilis)”)
- limau hantu
- limau kapas
- limau kesturi
- limau kiah
- limau kuit
- limau kursi
- limau langir
- limau manis
- limau nipis
- limau purut
- limau sundai
Further reading
- “limau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.
Pronunciation
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
limau (Jawi spelling ليماو, plural limau-limau, informal 1st possessive limauku, 2nd possessive limaumu, 3rd possessive limaunya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: limau
Further reading
- “limau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese limão.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Synonyms
Derived terms
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