dasun

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.sun/
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [ˈdäsʊn], [ˈdäson], [ˈdäso̞n]
• Rhymes: -sun, -un, -son, -on

Noun

dasun (Jawi spelling داسون, plural dasun-dasun or dasun²)

1. (Classical Malay) garlic, Allium sativum

   Synonym: bawang putih

Descendants

• Indonesian: dasun

Further reading

• "dasun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017