ulun

Banjarese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ulun

1. (polite) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my

Bulungan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulun/

Noun

ulun

1. person

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985), “ulun”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎^[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ulun

1. slave

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ulun (plural ulun-ulun)

1. slave

   Synonym: hamba

Further reading

• “ulun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulun/ [ˈu.lun]
• Rhymes: -ulun, -lun, -un

Noun

ulun (Jawi spelling اولون, plural ulun-ulun or ulun²)

1. (Classical Malay) slave

   Synonym: hamba

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulun

Further reading

• "ulun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tetum

Etymology

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

Noun

ulun

1. head