lembayung
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay lembayung.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləmˈbajuŋ/ [ləmˈba.jʊŋ]
- Rhymes: -ajuŋ
- Syllabification: lem‧ba‧yung
Noun
lembayung (plural lembayung-lembayung)
- (botany) water hyacinth (Eichornea crassipes).
- (botany) Malabar spinach, vine spinach, Ceylon spinach, and Indian spinach. (Basella alba).
Adjective
lembayung (comparative lebih lembayung, superlative paling lembayung)
Derived terms
Compounds
- merah lembayung (“magenta”)
Further reading
- “lembayung”, 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
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lambayuŋ (“plant sp.”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ləmˈbajoŋ/ [ləmˈba.joŋ]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ləmˈbajuŋ/ [ləmˈba.juŋ]
- Hyphenation: lem‧ba‧yung
Noun
lembayung (plural lembayung-lembayung or lembayung2)
Adjective
lembayung (comparative lebih lembayung, superlative paling lembayung)
Derived terms
Compounds
- lembayung senja (“red sky in morning”)
- merah lembayung (“magenta”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: lembayung (inherited)
References
Further reading
- "lembayung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017