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INDONESIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lamun.

to daydream, to be lost in thought.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlamun/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.mʊn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to daydream, to be lost in thought.

    Jangan melamun terus, nanti tersambar petir!
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lamun.

noun/ˈlamun/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.mʊn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. seagrass

Where this word comes from

Ultimately inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lamun (“swamp grass”) via an unknown substrate language. Coined by Indonesian marine scientist Malikusworo Hutomo in 1985 in his master thesis.

noun/ˈlamun/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.mʊn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. nickname for someone who likes to eat old coconuts

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Karey [Term?].

root/ˈlamun/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.mʊn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to pile up

    morpheme
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lamun, from Minangkabau [Term?].

particle/ˈlamun/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.mʊn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. nevertheless

    archaic
  2. if

    archaic
  3. even though

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lamun, from Old Javanese lamun, lamon, mun (“if, provided”), mon (“if, even if, be it , when”).

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