limau

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese limão, from Malay limau.

Noun

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

  1. lemon (citrus fruit)

Malay

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. any member of the genus Citrus, especially its fruit

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese limão.

Noun

limau (ma class, plural malimau)

  1. lemon (citrus fruit)

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