pulau

English

Noun

pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)

  1. Alternative form of pilaf

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulaw/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lau

Noun

pulau

  1. island (area of land surrounded by water)

Derived terms

  • pulau buah (orchard)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw (compare Uneapa vulo (land), Ilocano puro, Sundanese pulo, Tagalog pulo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpulau̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lau
  • Rhymes: -lau̯, -au̯, -u

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

Synonyms

Derived terms

(Proper nouns):

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw. Compare Uneapa vulo (land).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulau̯/
  • Rhymes: -ulau̯, -lau̯, -au̯

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
    Synonym: nusa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Min Nan: 浮爐浮炉 (phû-lô͘)

Verb

pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو)

  1. to ostracise; to ignore
    Aqil dipulau oleh rakan sekelasnya.
    Aqil is being ostracised by his classmates.

Alternative forms

  • palau (colloquial, nonstandard)

Derived terms

  • dipulau
  • dipulaukan
  • memulau
  • memulaukan
  • pemulauan

Further reading

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

Noun

pulau

  1. island
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