embun
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *Ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.
Indonesian
embun
Etymology
From Malay embun, from Proto-Malayic *Ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *Ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /əmbon/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /əmbʊn/
- Rhymes: -əmbon, -bon, -on
Noun
embun (Jawi spelling امبون, plural embun-embun, informal 1st possessive embunku, 2nd possessive embunmu, 3rd possessive embunnya)
- dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)
Further reading
- “embun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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