ayun

See also: Ayun

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.jun/

Noun

ayun

1. cradle

Verb

ayun

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ayun (plural ayun-ayun)

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

Derived terms

• ayun-temayun
• ayunan
• berayun
• berayun-ayun
• mengayun
• mengayunkan
• pengayun
• terayun

• ayun balik

Further reading

• “ayun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kapampangan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ayun

1. earthquake

Derived terms

• ayun-ayun
• mamayun
• mayun
• miayunan
• minayun

Further reading

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

Malay

Alternative forms

• hayun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈajun/ [ˈa.jun]

• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈajon/ [ˈa.jon]
• Rhymes: -jun, -un
• Hyphenation: a‧yun

Verb

ayun (Jawi spelling هايون)

1. to swing; to sway; to rock (to move back and forth or from side to side).

   Synonyms: buai, goyang

   Jangan ayun buaian itu terlalu laju.

   Do not swing the cradle too fast.

2. to swing (to move an object, like an arm or a weapon, in a sweeping motion).

   Askar itu cuba ayun pedangnya ke arah musuh.

   The soldier tried to swing his sword towards the enemy.

   Dia berjalan sambil ayun tangan.

   He walks while swinging his arms.

Usage notes

• In formal or written Malay, the active affixed forms mengayun or mengayunkan (to swing something) and berayun (to be swinging) are much more commonly used than the bare root word.

Derived terms

Affixations

• ayunan (“a swing; a swinging motion”)
• berayun (“to swing; to sway”)
• diayun (“to be swung”)
• mengayun (“to swing”)
• mengayunkan (“to swing something”)
• pengayun
• terayun

Reduplications

• ayun-temayun
• berayun-ayun
• terayun-ayun (“swinging continuously; dangling”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: ayun (inherited)

Further reading

• "ayun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sranan Tongo

Ayun

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ajuin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajuŋ/, /ajun/, [a̠jũŋ], [ɑ̟juŋ]

Noun

ayun

1. onion

Descendants

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

References

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

Yoruba

Ayùn tó jẹ́ irinṣẹ́

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jũ̀/

Noun

ayùn

1. saw

   Ó mú ayùn gé irin ― He used a saw to cut the metal