pulau

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English

Noun

pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)

  1. Alternative form of pilaf

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay pulau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulaw/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lau

Noun

pulau

  1. island (area of land surrounded by water)

Derived terms

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw (compare Uneapa vulo (“land”), Ilocano puro, Sundanese pulo, Tagalog pulo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpulau̯/
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  • Hyphenation: pu‧lau
  • Rhymes: -lau̯, -au̯, -u

Noun

pulau (plural pulau-pulau, first-person possessive pulauku, second-person possessive pulaumu, third-person possessive pulaunya)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

(Proper nouns):

Further reading

Malay

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw. Compare Uneapa vulo (“land”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو, plural pulau-pulau, informal 1st possessive pulauku, 2nd possessive pulaumu, 3rd possessive pulaunya)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
    Synonym: nusa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pulau
  • → Min Nan: 浮爐／浮炉 (phû-lô͘)

Verb

pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو)

  1. to ostracise; to ignore
    Aqil dipulau oleh rakan sekelasnya.
    Aqil is being ostracised by his classmates.

Alternative forms

  • palau (colloquial, nonstandard)

Derived terms

Further reading

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

Noun

pulau

  1. island
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