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.

Noun

embun

1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

embun (first-person possessive embunku, second-person possessive embunmu, third-person possessive embunnya)

1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)

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)

1. 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.