pulau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Ilocano puro, Malay pulau, Sundanese pulo, Tagalog pulo).

Noun

pulau (plural pulau-pulau, first-person possessive pulauku, second-person possessive pulaumu, third-person possessive pulaunya)

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian pulau, Ilocano puro, Sundanese pulo, Tagalog pulo).

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

Noun

pulau

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

Synonyms

Verb

pulau (memulau)

  1. to ostracize
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