lasuna

Cebuano

Etymology

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧su‧na

Noun

lasuna

1. (obsolete) garlic

   Synonym: ahos

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna)

Noun

lasuna

1. onion

Finnish

Noun

lasuna

1. essive singular of lasu

Anagrams

• auslan, lanaus, sulana

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈsunə/ [ləˈsuː.nə]
• Hyphenation: la‧su‧na

Noun

lasúna

1. onion

   Synonyms: sibuyas, sang

Makasar

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈsuna/, [la.ˈsu.na]
• Hyphenation: la‧su‧na

Noun

lasuna (Lontara spelling ᨒᨔᨘᨊ)

1. a generic name for onion or leek; Allium sp

   Lasuna keboʼ ― Garlic

   Lasuna eja ― Shallot

Derived terms

affixations

• lasuʼ-lasuna

compounds

• gigi lasuna
• kayu lasuna
• lasuna eja
• lasuna keboʼ
• lasuna romang

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lasona — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”), since displaced by the Spanish borrowing sibuyas. Compare Ilocano lasona, Kapampangan lasuna, Cebuano lasuna, and Malay dasun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /lasuˈnaʔ/ [lɐ.sʊˈn̪aʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /lasuˈna/ [lɐ.sʊˈn̪a] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: la‧su‧na

Noun

lasunâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐᜓᜈ) (botany, obsolete)

1. onion; shallot

   Synonyms: sibuyas, sibuyas-tagalog, tanduyong, (Cavite) tsang

Derived terms

• lasunaan
• maglasuna

Further reading

• “lasona”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 555
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 609: “Zebolla) Laſona (pc) yerua conoçida”

Tonsawang

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”). Compare Tagalog lasuna, Ilocano lasona, Cebuano lasuna.

Noun

lasuna

1. onion; shallot