timun

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *timun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /timun/
• Hyphenation: ti‧mun

Noun

timun

1. cucumber

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay timun, from Proto-Malayic *timun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtimun/ [ˈt̪i.mʊn]
• Rhymes: -imun
• Syllabification: ti‧mun

Noun

timun (plural timun-timun)

1. cucumber

Alternative forms

• mentimun

Further reading

• “timun”, 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

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦠꦶꦩꦸꦤ꧀
Pegon
Roman	timun

Etymology

From Old Javanese hantimun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Noun

timun

1. cucumber

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “timun”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *timun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatimun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.mun/
• Rhymes: -imun, -mun, -un
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪i.mʊn, -mon, -mo̞n]

Noun

timun (Jawi spelling تيمون, plural timun-timun or timun²)

1. cucumber

Alternative forms

• mentimun
• hentimun (obsolete)
• ketimun (Java)

Descendants

• Indonesian: timun
• → West Makian: timu
• → Hokkien: ti-mun
• → Teochew: ti-mun

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian timone.

Noun

tìmūn m inan (Cyrillic spelling тѝмӯн)

1. (Chakavian) helm, rudder
2. (Chakavian) steering wheel

Synonyms

• volan, kormilo

Tausug

Etymology

False cognate of Malay timun (“cucumber”)

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /timun/ [t̪ɪˈmũn̪]
• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: ti‧mun

Noun

timun (Sulat Sūg spelling تِمُنْ)

1. watermelon

   Synonyms: tambikay (Malaysia), samangka' (Indonesia)

   Masarap bang matubig in timun

   Watermelon is juicy if it's juicy.