dasun
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.sun/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈdäsʊn], [ˈdäson], [ˈdäso̞n]
- Rhymes: -sun, -un, -son, -on
Noun
dasun (Jawi spelling داسون, plural dasun-dasun, informal 1st possessive dasunku, 2nd possessive dasunmu, 3rd possessive dasunnya)
- (Classical Malay) garlic, Allium sativum
- Synonym: bawang putih
Descendants
- Indonesian: dasun
Further reading
- “dasun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.