limau

Banjarese

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw

Proto-Malayic *limaw

Banjarese limau

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlimau̯]
• Hyphenation: li‧mau

Noun

limau

1. citrus
2. citrus fruit

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

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw

Proto-Malayic *limaw

Brunei Malay limau

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /limaw/
• Hyphenation: li‧mau

Noun

limau

1. orange (fruit)
2. citrus fruit

Hyponyms

• (citrus fruit): limau bali (“pomelo”), limau kasturi (“calamondin”), limau nipis (“key lime”), limau purut (“kaffir lime”)

Indonesian

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limau

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limawder.

Proto-Malayic *limaw

Malay limau

Indonesian limau

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlimau̯]

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• Hyphenation: li‧mau

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Noun

limau (plural limau-limau)

1. citrus

   Synonym: jeruk

2. 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 [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