salemun Variant. salmun particle English. Counting particle of a unit of volume, roughly one-half liter. Example sentence: Subanen. Pautang mau palay begas pia laak siam salemun, laga' sala gantang bu ginenga'. English. Lend me some rice. Just nine pints would be enough, equivalent to about a ganta and a half. noun English. A unit of volume, roughly one-half liter.