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Esperanto
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin lēns. Doublet of lento.
Pronunciation
Noun
lenso (accusative singular lenson, plural lensoj, accusative plural lensojn)
- lens
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Papuan Malay or Ambonese Malay , from Portuguese lenço, from Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus.
Pronunciation
Noun
lenso (plural)
- (Papuan) handkerchief.
- Synonyms: saputangan, selempai
- (dance) tari lenso: a social dance with handkerchief as prop.
Affixed terms
Further reading
Manado Malay
Etymology
From Portuguese lenço.[1]
Noun
lenso
- handkerchief
References
- ^ Martha Salea Warouw (1985) Kamus Manado-Indonesia [Manado-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa