lembayung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lembayung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləmˈbajuŋ/ [ləmˈba.jʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -ajuŋ
• Syllabification: lem‧ba‧yung

Noun

lembayung (plural lembayung-lembayung)

1. (botany) water hyacinth (Eichornea crassipes).
2. (botany) Malabar spinach, vine spinach, Ceylon spinach, and Indian spinach. (Basella alba).

Adjective

lembayung (comparative lebih lembayung, superlative paling lembayung)

1. violet

Derived terms

Compounds

• merah lembayung (“magenta”)

Further reading

• “lembayung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• remayung, rembayung
• lĕmbayong (1924-1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lambayuŋ (“plant sp.”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ləmˈbajoŋ/ [ləmˈba.joŋ]

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ləmˈbajuŋ/ [ləmˈba.juŋ]
• Hyphenation: lem‧ba‧yung

Noun

lembayung (plural lembayung-lembayung or lembayung²)

1. (botany) water hyacinth (Eichornea crassipes).
2. violet

Adjective

lembayung (comparative lebih lembayung, superlative paling lembayung)

1. violet

Derived terms

Compounds

• lembayung senja (“red sky in morning”)
• merah lembayung (“magenta”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lembayung (inherited)

Further reading

• "lembayung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017