daun

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daun/
• Hyphenation: da‧un, daun

Noun

daun

1. leaf (part of a plant)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dahun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Gothic

Romanization

daun

1. romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daun/
• Hyphenation: da‧un

Noun

daun

1. leaf (part of a plant)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dahun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Icelandic

Noun

daun

1. indefinite accusative singular of daunn

Ida'an

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

daun

1. leaf

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dahun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay daun, from Proto-Malayic *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdaun/ [ˈda.ʊn]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aun
• Syllabification: daun

Noun

daun (plural daun-daun or deduan or dedaunan)

1. leaf (part of a plant)

Holonyms

• pohon
• sayur
• semak

Derived terms

• berdaun
• daun-daunan
• daunan
• dedaunan
• mendaun
• sedaun

• daun bawang
• daun gagang
• daun gatal
• daun kaliptra
• daun katuk
• daun kencur
• daun kenikir
• daun kepialu
• daun koka
• daun kunyit
• daun mahkota
• daun majemuk
• daun meja
• daun melinjo
• daun mulas
• daun pandan
• daun pegagan
• daun penumpu
• daun pepaya
• daun pintu
• daun salam
• daun salam koja
• daun singkong
• daun suji
• daun telinga
• daun tunggal
• kepik daun hijau
• tanah daun

• dasar daun
• helaian daun
• tangkai daun
• tepi daun

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dahun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• “daun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

Spelling pronunciation of Down.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdawn/
• Rhymes: -awn
• Hyphenation: dàun

Adjective

daun

1. (Romanesco) idiot

   Ao, l'amici tua so tutti daun!

   Oh, your friends are all idiots!

Noun

daun

1. (Romanesco) an idiot

   Anvedi che sei popo ndaun demmerda?

   Look at you, don't you see you're a real fucking idiot?

Anagrams

• duna

Japanese

Romanization

daun

1. Rōmaji transcription of ダウン
2. Rōmaji transcription of だうん

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈdaon/ [ˈda.on]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈdaun/ [ˈda.un]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -aun, -un
• Hyphenation: da‧un

Noun

daun (Jawi spelling داءون, plural daun-daun or daun²)

1. leaf (part of a plant)

   Synonym: patera

2. (archaic) card

   Synonyms: kad, kartu

   1. any playing card
3. any flappy or blade-like part of something

   daun telinga ― pinna

   daun pintu ― hinged part of a door

   daun pengayuh ― oar blade

Derived terms

• daun bawang
• daun salam
• daun salam koja

Descendants

• Indonesian: daun
• North Moluccan Malay: daong

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dahun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “داون daoen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 123-4
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “دأون daun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 288
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “daun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 261-2

Further reading

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

Minangkabau

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

daun

1. leaf (part of a plant)

References

• Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary]‎ (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985, page 78
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dahun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

daun (Sundanese script ᮓᮅᮔ᮪)

1. leaf

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, compare Malay jarum.

Noun

daun

1. needle

Tiruray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

daun

1. leaf

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English down.

Adverb

daun

1. down
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:5:

     ...i no gat diwai na gras samting i kamap long graun yet, long wanem, em i no salim ren i kam daun yet. Na i no gat man bilong wokim gaden.

     →New International Version translation

Related terms

• daunbilo
• daunim