lesung

See also: Lesung

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

lesung

1. mortar

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Nusuŋ.

Noun

lesung

lesung (Jawi spelling لسوڠ, plural lesung-lesung, informal 1st possessive lesungku, 2nd possessive lesungmu, 3rd possessive lesungnya)

1. mortar (a hollow vessel used to pound ingredients)

Descendants

• Indonesian: lesung

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لسڠ lĕsoeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 116
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لسڠ lĕsong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 598
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lĕsong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 53

Further reading

• “lesung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.