konon
See also: konön
Esperanto
Noun
konon
- accusative of kono
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay konon, from Classical Malay konon. The sense in news was coined by Indonesian litterateur Goenawan Mohamad to translate English it is reported.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [konɔn]
- Hyphenation: ko‧non
Adverb
konon
- it is said, rumored or reported that
Further reading
- “konon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.