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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kapampangan

Noun

ayun

1. earthquake

Sranan Tongo

Ayun

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ajuin.

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