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ayun

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Iban

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /a.jun/

Noun

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ayun

  1. cradle

Verb

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ayun

  1. to lift and throw away
  2. to swing (back and forth)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay ayun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (to swing, oscillate), from Proto-Austronesian *ayun (to swing, oscillate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈajʊn/
  • Hyphenation: ayun

Noun

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ayun (first-person possessive ayunku, second-person possessive ayunmu, third-person possessive ayunnya)

  1. swing, swinging: the act or motion of that which swings.

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Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hayun (shake, sway, swing). Compare Cebuano hayon, Malay ayun, and Javanese ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (ayun).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈjun/ [əˈjun]
  • Hyphenation: a‧yun

Noun

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ayun

  1. earthquake

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hayun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (to swing, oscillate), from Proto-Austronesian *ayun (to swing, oscillate).

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Noun

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ayun (plural ayun-ayun, informal 1st possessive ayunku, 2nd possessive ayunmu, 3rd possessive ayunnya)

  1. to swing

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Sranan Tongo

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Ayun

Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch ajuin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈjuŋ/, /aˈjun/, [a̠ˈjuŋ], [ɑ̟ˈjuŋ]

Noun

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ayun

  1. onion

Descendants

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  • Aukan: ayun
  • Kari'na: ajunu, junu

References

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  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “ayun”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Yoruba

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Ayùn tó jẹ́ irinṣẹ́

Etymology

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From a- (agent prefix) +‎ yùn (to cut something with a saw)

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Noun

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ayùn

  1. saw
    Ó mú ayùn gé irinHe used a saw to cut the metal