losin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlo.sin/
Hyphenation: lo‧sin

Noun

losin (first-person possessive losinku, second-person possessive losinmu, third-person possessive losinnya)

Nonstandard form of lusin (“dozen”).

Further reading

“losin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Welsh

Losin

Etymology

Borrowed from English lozenge.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔʃɪn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈloːʃɪn/, /ˈlɔʃɪn/

Noun

losin f pl (singulative losinen, not mutable)

(South Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery
Ga i losin?
May I have sweets?

Hen fenyw fach Cydweli / yn gwerthu losin du / yn rhifo deg am ddime / ond un ar ddeg i mi.
Little old lady of Kidwelly / selling black sweets / counts ten for a ha'penny / but eleven for me.

Synonyms: da-da, fferins, melysion, minceg, pethau da

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

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