limun

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.mun/, [ˈli.mʊn]
• Rhymes: -mʊn
• Hyphenation: li‧mun

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch limoen (“lime”), from Middle Dutch limoen, from Middle French limon.

Noun

limun (plural limun-limun, first-person possessive limunku, second-person possessive limunmu, third-person possessive limunnya)

1. (literally) lime
2. lemonade:
   1. a flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
   2. a clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

Alternative forms

• limonade

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦶꦩꦸꦤ꧀ (limun, “fog”).

Root

limun

1. invisible, unseen

Derived terms

• limunan

 

Further reading

• “limun” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

limun

1. Romanization of ꦭꦶꦩꦸꦤ꧀

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîmuːn/
• Hyphenation: li‧mun

Noun

lȉmūn m (Cyrillic spelling ли̏мӯн)

1. lemon (fruit)
2. lemon (tree)

Declension

Declension of limun

	singular	plural
nominative	limun	limuni
genitive	limuna	limuna
dative	limunu	limunima
accusative	limun	limune
vocative	limune	limuni
locative	limunu	limunima
instrumental	limunom	limunima

Volapük

Noun

limun

1. (countable) alms