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limau

Banjarese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlimau̯]
  • Hyphenation: li‧mau

Noun

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limau

  1. citrus
  2. citrus fruit

Compounds

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /limaw/
  • Hyphenation: li‧mau

Noun

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limau

  1. orange (fruit)
  2. citrus fruit

Hyponyms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay limau, from Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlimau̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: li‧mau
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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limau (first-person possessive limauku, second-person possessive limaumu, third-person possessive limaunya)

  1. citrus
    Synonym: jeruk
  2. citrus fruit

Affixed terms

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Compounds

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw; reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Old Javanese limo (“a citrus fruit, the lime”); also compare Fijian moli (“an orange, general name for species of citrus fruits”), Tongan moli (“orange or other citrus fruit”) that are assumed to have undergone metathesis).[1]

The claim that this form is derived from Portuguese limão is false based on the cognates found in Old Javanese and Oceanic languages.

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Noun

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limau (Jawi spelling ليماو, plural limau-limau, informal 1st possessive limauku, 2nd possessive limaumu, 3rd possessive limaunya)

  1. any member of the genus Citrus, especially its fruit
    Synonym: jeruk
  2. lemon
    Synonym: lemon

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: limau

References

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  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *limaw

Further reading

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ليمو limau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 125
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليمو limau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 629-30
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “limau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 58-9
  • “limau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese limão.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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limau (ma class, plural malimau)

  1. lemon (citrus fruit)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 53: “In addition, the Swahili adopted Portuguese words relating to flora as they indigenized new plants that the Portuguese brought with them. These include caraco, from which Swahili made the word korosho (cashew nuts); limão, which became limao (lime);”
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