lymon

See also: Lymon

Middle English

lymon

Etymology

From Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimun/, /ˈlimən/

Noun

lymon (plural lymons) (Late Middle English)

1. lemon

Descendants

• English: lemon
• Scots: leemon

References

• “limon, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-17.

Old French

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu).

Noun

lymon oblique singular, m (oblique plural lymons, nominative singular lymons, nominative plural lymon)

1. lemon (fruit)

   Synonym: cytron

Related terms

• limonier

Descendants

• → Middle English: lymon
  • English: lemon
  • Scots: leemon