lanun

lanun

Malay

Etymology

From a term for the Bajau people and Iranun people, and sometimes Suluk or Tausug people who were famed for their daring acts of piracy.

Pronunciation

(Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈlanun/ [ˈla.nun]
- Rhymes: -un

(Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈlanon/ [ˈla.non]
- Rhymes: -on
Hyphenation: la‧nun

Noun

lanun (Jawi spelling لانون, plural lanun-lanun or lanun²)

pirate
Synonyms: bajak laut (chiefly Indonesia), perompak laut (rare)

Derived terms

Affixations

lanun-lanun
melanun (“to plunder at sea”)
pelanunan (“piracy”)
perlanunan (“piracy”)

Compounds

kapal lanun (“pirate ship”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: lanun (inherited)

Further reading

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