ayun

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Iban

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /a.jun/

Noun

ayun

  1. cradle

Verb

ayun

  1. to lift and throw away
  2. to swing (back and forth)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ayun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈajʊn/
  • Hyphenation: ayun

Noun

ayun (first-person possessive ayunku, second-person possessive ayunmu, third-person possessive ayunnya)

  1. swing, swinging: the act or motion of that which swings.

Derived terms

Further reading

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hayun (“shake, sway, swing”). Compare Cebuano hayon, Malay ayun, and Javanese ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (ayun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈjun/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yun

Noun

ayun

  1. earthquake

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hayun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ayun (plural ayun-ayun, informal 1st possessive ayunku, 2nd possessive ayunmu, 3rd possessive ayunnya)

  1. to swing

Derived terms

Further reading

Sranan Tongo

Ayun

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ajuin.

Noun

ayun

  1. onion

Descendants

  • Aukan: ayun
  • → Kari'na: ajunu, junu

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “ayun”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Yoruba

Ayùn tó jẹ́ irinṣẹ́

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ yùn (“to cut something with a saw”)

Pronunciation

Noun

ayùn

  1. saw
    Ó mú ayùn gé irin ― He used a saw to cut the metal
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