maimun

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay maimun, from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, auspicious, blessed, favorable, fortunate, lucky, prosperous).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /maˈimun/ [maˈi.mʊn]
  • Rhymes: -imun
  • Syllabification: ma‧i‧mun

Adjective

maimun (comparative lebih maimun, superlative paling maimun)

  1. auspicious, blessed, favorable, fortunate, lucky, prosperous.
    Synonyms: bahagia, beruntung, mujur

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian majmun.

Noun

maimun m (plural maimuni)

  1. (Banat) monkey (primate)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative maimun maimunul maimuni maimunii
genitive-dative maimun maimunului maimuni maimunilor
vocative maimunule maimunilor

References

  • maimun in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN