konon
Esperanto
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay konon, from Classical Malay konon. The sense in news was coined by Indonesian litterateur Goenawan Mohamad to translate English it is reported.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [konɔn]
- Hyphenation: ko‧non
Adverb
konon
- it is said, rumored or reported that
Further reading
- “konon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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