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Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun (“outsiders, alien people”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ulun
- slave
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ulun, from Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun (“outsiders, alien people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.lun/,
- Hyphenation: u‧lun
Noun
ulun (plural ulun-ulun, first-person possessive ulunku, second-person possessive ulunmu, third-person possessive ulunnya)
- slave
- Synonym: hamba
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun (“outsiders, alien people”).
First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay (hulun).
Pronunciation
Noun
ulun (Jawi spelling اولون, plural ulun-ulun, informal 1st possessive ulunku, 2nd possessive ulunmu, 3rd possessive ulunnya)
- (Classical Malay) slave
- Synonym: hamba
Descendants
Further reading
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu; compare Tagalog ulo, Malay hulu.
Noun
ulun
- head