zaitun

See also: Zaitun

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zài.tûn/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [zèi.tɪ̂ŋ]

Noun

zàitûn m (plural zàitûn)

1. olive
2. olive tree
3. A type of hardwood prayer bead.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay zaitun, from Classical Malay زيتون (zaitun), from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzai̯tun/ [ˈzai̯.t̪ʊn]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯tun
• Syllabification: zai‧tun

Noun

zaitun (plural zaitun-zaitun)

1. olive

Further reading

• “zaitun”, 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /zaˈitun/ [zaˈi.t̪un]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /zaˈiton/ [zaˈi.t̪on]
• Rhymes: -ai̯tun

Noun

zaitun (Jawi spelling زيتون, plural zaitun-zaitun or zaitun²)

1. olive

Further reading

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