pulau
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)
- Alternative form of pilaf
Brunei Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulau
- island (area of land surrounded by water)
Derived terms[edit]
- pulau buah (“orchard”)
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw (compare Uneapa vulo (“land”), Ilocano puro, Sundanese pulo, Tagalog pulo).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulau (plural pulau-pulau, first-person possessive pulauku, second-person possessive pulaumu, third-person possessive pulaunya)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
(Proper nouns):
Further reading[edit]
- “pulau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw. Compare Uneapa vulo (“land”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو, plural pulau-pulau, informal 1st possessive pulauku, 2nd possessive pulaumu, 3rd possessive pulaunya)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو)
- to ostracise; to ignore
- Aqil dipulau oleh rakan sekelasnya.
- Aqil is being ostracised by his classmates.
Alternative forms[edit]
- palau (colloquial, nonstandard)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pulau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Minangkabau[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.
Noun[edit]
pulau
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