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

  • pulau buah (orchard)

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayic *pulaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpulau̯/ [ˈpu.lau̯]
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  • Rhymes: -ulau̯
  • Syllabification: pu‧lau

Noun

pulau

  1. island (a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water)
    Synonym: (rare) nusa

Derived terms

Affixations

Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpulaw/ [ˈpu.lau̯]
  • Rhymes: -ulau̯, -lau̯, -au̯
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lau

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

Derived terms

Further reading

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

Noun

pulau

  1. island

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