limau
Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlimau̯]
- Hyphenation: li‧mau
Noun
limau
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
Noun
limau
- orange (fruit)
- citrus fruit
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]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: li‧mau
Audio: (file)
Noun
limau (plural limau-limau)
- 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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Rhymes: -au̯
Noun
limau (Jawi spelling ليماو, plural limau-limau)
Descendants
- Indonesian: limau
References
Further reading
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese limão.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
limau class V (plural malimau class VI)
- lemon (citrus fruit)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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);”