# limau
## Banjarese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlimau̯]
* Hyphenation: li‧mau

### Noun

limau
* citrus
* citrus fruit

#### Compounds

* limau Bali (“Balinese citrus (Citrus maxima)”)
* limau Betawi (“Betawi citrus (Citrus grandis)”)
* limau Cina (“Chinese citrus (Citrus nobilis)”)
* limau kuit
* limau madang

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /limaw/
* Hyphenation: li‧mau

### Noun

limau
* orange (fruit)
* citrus fruit

#### Hyponyms

* (citrus fruit): limau bali (“pomelo”), limau kasturi (“calamondin”), limau nipis (“key lime”), limau purut (“kaffir lime”)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay limau, from Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlimau̯]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: li‧mau
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

limau (plural limau-limau)
* citrus
    Synonym: jeruk
* citrus fruit

#### Affixed terms

* berlimau
* melimaui
* pelimau

#### Compounds

* limau bali (“Balinese citrus (Citrus maxima)”)
* limau besar
* limau betawi (“Betawi citrus (Citrus grandis)”)
* limau cina (“Chinese citrus (Citrus nobilis)”)
* limau hantu
* limau kapas
* limau kesturi
* limau kiah
* limau kuit
* limau kursi
* limau langir
* limau manis
* limau nipis
* limau purut
* limau sundai

### Further reading

* “limau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *limaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw; reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Old Javanese limo (“a citrus fruit, the lime”); also compare Fijian moli (“an orange, general name for species of citrus fruits”), Tongan moli (“orange or other citrus fruit”) that are assumed to have undergone metathesis).
The claim that this form is derived from Portuguese limão is false based on the cognates found in Old Javanese and Oceanic languages.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -au̯

### Noun

limau (Jawi spelling ليماو, plural limau-limau, informal 1st possessive limauku, 2nd possessive limaumu, 3rd possessive limaunya)
* any member of the genus Citrus, especially its fruit
    Synonym: jeruk
* lemon
    Synonym: lemon

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: limau

### References

* ↑ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *limaw

### Further reading

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ليمو limau”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 125
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ليمو limau”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 629-30
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “limau”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 58-9
* “limau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese limão.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

limau class V (plural malimau class VI)
* lemon (citrus fruit)

#### Synonyms

* ndimu

#### Derived terms

* mlimau

### References

* ↑ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 53: “In addition, the Swahili adopted Portuguese words relating to flora as they indigenized new plants that the Portuguese brought with them. These include caraco, from which Swahili made the word korosho (cashew nuts); limão, which became limao (lime);”