pulau
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English
Noun
pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)
- Alternative form of pilaf
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pulau
- island (area of land surrounded by water)
Derived terms
- pulau buah (“orchard”)
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayic *pulaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpulau̯/ [ˈpu.lau̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ulau̯
- Syllabification: pu‧lau
Noun
pulau
- island (a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water)
- Synonym: (rare) nusa
Derived terms
Affixations
Compounds
Malay
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)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: pulau
- → Min Nan: 浮爐/浮炉 (phû-lô͘)
Verb
pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو)
- to ostracise; to ignore
- Aqil dipulau oleh rakan sekelasnya.
- Aqil is being ostracised by his classmates.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- dipulau
- dipulaukan
- memulau
- memulaukan
- pemulauan
Further reading
- “pulau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.
Noun
pulau
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