lamun

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦩꦸꦤ꧀ (lamun). Cognate to Sundanese lamun, Osing lamun.

Conjunction

lamun

1. if (supposing that)

Further reading

• Kamus Bahasa Banjar Dialek Hulu-Indonesia [Hulu Dialect Banjarese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Banjarbaru: Balai Bahasa Banjarmasin, 2008

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lamun (“swamp grass”) via an unknown substrate language. Coined by Indonesian academician Hutomo in 1985.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlamun/ [ˈla.mʊn]
• Rhymes: -amun
• Syllabification: la‧mun

Noun

lamun (plural lamun-lamun)

1. seagrass

Further reading

• “lamun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *lamun₁

Manchu

Romanization

lamun

1. Romanization of ᠯᠠᠮᡠᠨ

Old Sundanese

Conjunction

lamun

1. if

   Papa urang lamun urang teu di éwé.

   How miserable I'd be if I have no woman.

Descendants

• > Sundanese: lamun (inherited)

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	upami
lemes ka sorangan	{{{les}}}
lemes ka batur	{{{leb}}}
loma	lamun, upama
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

From Old Sundanese lamun, from Old Javanese lamun. Cognate with Banjarese lamun, Javanese lamun, Osing lamun

Conjunction

lamun (Sundanese script ᮜᮙᮥᮔ᮪)

1. if (supposing that)

   Lamun kuring lulus ti SMA, kuring rék kuliah ka luar nagri.

   If I graduate from high school, I want to study abroad.