sulur

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate to Malay sulur

Noun

sulur (first-person possessive sulurku, second-person possessive sulurmu, third-person possessive sulurnya)

1. tendril, runner, shoot
2. aerial roots, roots that grow from branches (such as on a banyan tree)

References

• “sulur” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulur (compare Hawaiian ulu).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /suloɾ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sulʊr/
• Rhymes: -uloɾ, -loɾ, -oɾ

Verb

sulur (Jawi spelling سولور)

1. to grow upwards (shoot or bud).

Further reading

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sulur f

1. (nonstandard form) indefinite plural of sulu