lanum

See also: Lanum and lánům

Basay

Noun

lanum

1. water

References

• P. J. Li, Origins of the East Formosans: Basay, Kavalan, Amis, and Siraya: "Bas. lanum"
• Jose Eugenio Borao, The Spanish Experience in Taiwan 1626-1642 (2009, →ISBN: "(in amis language “water” is nanom)"; "[...] Li's lexicon, in which he identifies the Basay word for water as nanum.
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary has nanom

Malay

Noun

lanum (plural lanum-lanum, informal 1st possessive lanumku, 2nd possessive lanummu, 3rd possessive lanumnya)

1. rainbow

Synonyms

• pelangi