lemot
Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of lemah (“weak”) + otak (“brain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ləˈmɔt̪̚]
- Hyphenation: lê‧mot
Adjective
lemot (comparative lebih lemot, superlative paling lemot)
- (colloquial) slow
- Synonym: lambat
- Virus menyebabkan komputer menjadi lemot. ― Virus can make the computer slow.
Further reading
- “lemot” 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.
Volapük
Etymology
le- (“augmentative morpheme, grand”) + mot (“mother”)
Noun
lemot (nominative plural lemots)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lemot | lemots |
| genitive | lemota | lemotas |
| dative | lemote | lemotes |
| accusative | lemoti | lemotis |
| vocative 1 | o lemot! | o lemots! |
| predicative 2 | lemotu | lemotus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Synonyms
- jilepal
Coordinate terms
- hilepal
- lefat