pulau
English
editNoun
editpulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)
- Alternative form of pilaf
Brunei Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpulau
- island (area of land surrounded by water)
Derived terms
edit- pulau buah (“orchard”)
Indonesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayic *pulaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.
Cognates
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpulau
- island (a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water)
- Synonym: (rare) nusa
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Compounds
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw. Compare Uneapa vulo (“land”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو, plural pulau-pulau, informal 1st possessive pulauku, 2nd possessive pulaumu, 3rd possessive pulaunya)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editVerb
editpulau (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
editFurther reading
edit- “pulau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Minangkabau
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.
Noun
editpulau
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