ulunan
Bikol Central
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editulunan
- Alternative form of ulonan
Maguindanao
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editulunan
Tagalog
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editFrom ulo + -nan, but might be originally from ulon (“bedhead”) + -an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun-an (“place where one rests the head; wooden headrest”) Compare Bikol Central ulonan (“pillow”), Cebuano ulonan (“cushion leaves”), Higaonon uluna (“pillow”), and Maguindanao ulunan (“pillow”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuluˈnan/ [ʔʊ.lʊˈnan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: u‧lu‧nan
Noun
editulunán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
- head or top end (of something)
- (strictly) bedhead; head of the bed
- Synonym: (obsolete) ulon
- area near the head or top (of someone or something)
- (obsolete) pillow or anything used to rest one's head
Further reading
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editulúnan
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