maljuna

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Etymology

mal- (“opposite of”) +‎ juna (“young”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malˈjuna]
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• Rhymes: -una
• Hyphenation: mal‧ju‧na

Adjective

maljuna (accusative singular maljunan, plural maljunaj, accusative plural maljunajn)

1. old (not young)

Synonyms

• olda

Antonyms

• juna (“young”)

Derived terms

• maljunaĝo (“old age”)
• maljune (“agedly, oldly”)
• maljuneco (“oldness”)
• maljunega
• maljuni (“to be old”)
• maljunulo (“old person”)

 

See also

• malnova (“old (not new)”)