Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun (outsiders, alien people).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ulun]
  • Hyphenation: u‧lun

Noun

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ulun

  1. slave

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay ulun, from Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun (outsiders, alien people).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈulun/ [ˈu.lʊn]
  • Hyphenation: u‧lun

Noun

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ulun (plural ulun-ulun, first-person possessive ulunku, second-person possessive ulunmu, third-person possessive ulunnya)

  1. slave
    Synonym: hamba

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun (outsiders, alien people).

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (hulun).

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Noun

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ulun (Jawi spelling اولون, plural ulun-ulun, informal 1st possessive ulunku, 2nd possessive ulunmu, 3rd possessive ulunnya)

  1. (Classical Malay) slave
    Synonym: hamba

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: ulun

Further reading

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Tetum

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu; compare Tagalog ulo, Malay hulu.

Noun

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ulun

  1. head