ulur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.lʊr/
• Rhymes: -lʊr, -ʊr, -r
• Hyphenation: u‧lur

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay hulur, from Classical Malay هولور (hulur), هولور (ulur), from Proto-Malayic *(h)ulur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Suluʀ.

Verb

ulur (base-imperative ulur, active mengulur, ordinary passive diulur, adversative passive terulur)

1. to stretch

Alternative forms

• hulur

Derived terms

• mengulur
• mengulur-ulur
• mengulurkan
• penguluran
• terulur
• uluran

 

Related terms

• julur
• mulur

 

Etymology 2

Probably Old Javanese hulun, ulun (“slave, bondsman, servant”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ulur (plural ulur-ulur, first-person possessive ulurku, second-person possessive ulurmu, third-person possessive ulurnya)

1. (archaic) serf

Derived terms

• memperulur

 

Further reading

• “ulur” 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.