alur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse alr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːlʏr/,
• Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Noun

alur m (genitive singular als, nominative plural alir)

1. awl

Declension

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay alur, from Classical Malay ألور (alur), from Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalʊr/
• Hyphenation: alur

Noun

alur (first-person possessive alurku, second-person possessive alurmu, third-person possessive alurnya)

1. groove

   Synonym: lekuk

2. way, mannerism

   Synonym: jalan

3. plot (of a story)

   Synonyms: alur cerita, jalan cerita, plot

4. Ellipsis of alur air: water source located in the middle of agricultural land, ie. irrigation.

Verb

alur (nominative active mengalur)

1. (intransitive) to flow (to move as a fluid)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “alur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /alo(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /alʊ(r)/
• Rhymes: -alo(r), -lo(r), -o(r)

Verb

alur (Jawi spelling الور, used in the form mengalur)

1. (intransitive) to flow (to move as a fluid)

Noun

alur (Jawi spelling الور, plural alur-alur, informal 1st possessive alurku, 2nd possessive alurmu, 3rd possessive alurnya)

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Synonyms

• batang / باتڠ
• bengawan / بڠاون
• ci / چي
• kali / کالي
• sungai / سوڠاي
• wai / واي