EnglishEdit

NounEdit

pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)

  1. Alternative form of pilaf

Brunei MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Malay pulau.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /pulaw/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lau

NounEdit

pulau

  1. island (area of land surrounded by water)

Derived termsEdit

IndonesianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw (compare Uneapa vulo (land), Ilocano puro, Sundanese pulo, Tagalog pulo).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pulau (plural pulau-pulau, first-person possessive pulauku, second-person possessive pulaumu, third-person possessive pulaunya)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

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Further readingEdit

MalayEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Indonesian: pulau
  • Min Nan: 浮爐浮炉 (phû-lô͘)

VerbEdit

pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو‎)

  1. to ostracise; to ignore
    Aqil dipulau oleh rakan sekelasnya.
    Aqil is being ostracised by his classmates.

Alternative formsEdit

  • palau (colloquial, nonstandard)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

MinangkabauEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

NounEdit

pulau

  1. island