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, 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

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /zai̯ton/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /zai̯tʊn/
• Rhymes: -ai̯tun

Noun

zaitun (Jawi spelling زيتون, plural zaitun-zaitun)

1. olive

Further reading

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