pulau
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)
- Alternative form of pilaf
Brunei MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pulau
- island (area of land surrounded by water)
Derived termsEdit
- pulau buah (“orchard”)
IndonesianEdit
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)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
(Proper nouns):
Further readingEdit
- “pulau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
MalayEdit
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)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
VerbEdit
pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو)
- 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
- “pulau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
MinangkabauEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.
NounEdit
pulau