pulau

English

Noun

pulau (countable and uncountable, plural pulaus)

1. Alternative form of pilaf

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay pulau.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pulau

1. island (area of land surrounded by water)

Derived terms

• pulau buah (“orchard”)

Indonesian

Suatu pulau.

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayic *pulaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

Cognates

Cognate with Minangkabau pulau, Sundanese pulo, Balinese ᬧᬸᬮᭀ (pulo), Javanese ꦥꦸꦭꦺꦴ (pulo), Uneapa vulo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpulau̯/ [ˈpu.lau̯]

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• Rhymes: -ulau̯
• Syllabification: pu‧lau

Noun

pulau

1. island (a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water)

   Synonym: (rare) nusa

Derived terms

Affixations

• kepulauan

Compounds

• pulau jalan
• pulau lalu lintas

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulaw/ [ˈpu.lau̯]
• Rhymes: -ulau̯, -lau̯, -au̯
• Hyphenation: pu‧lau

Noun

pulau (Jawi spelling ڤولاو, plural pulau-pulau)

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

   Synonym: nusa

Derived terms

• kepulauan

Descendants

• Indonesian: pulau
• → 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

• “pulau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw.

Noun

pulau

1. island