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Bikol Central
Etymology
From ulon + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈlunan/,
Noun
ulunan
- Alternative form of ulonan
Maguindanao
Etymology
From ulon + -an.
Noun
ulunan
- pillow
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ulo + -nan, but might be originally from ulon (“bedhead”) + -an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun-an (“place where one rests the head; wooden headrest”) Compare Bikol Central ulonan (“pillow”), Cebuano ulonan (“cushion leaves”), Higaonon uluna (“pillow”), and Maguindanao ulunan (“pillow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuluˈnan/,
- Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan
Noun
ulunán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
- head or top end (of something)
- (strictly) bedhead; head of the bed
- Synonym: (obsolete) ulon
- area near the head or top (of someone or something)
- (obsolete) pillow or anything used to rest one's head
- Synonyms: unan, almowada
Further reading
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qulun₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From ulon + -an.
Noun
ulúnan
- pillow