ulunan

Bikol Central

Etymology

From ulon + -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlunan/, [ʔuˈl̪u.n̪an̪]

Noun

ulunan

  1. Alternative form of ulonan

Maguindanao

Etymology

From ulon + -an.

Noun

ulunan

  1. pillow

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ulo + -nan, but might be originally from ulon (bedhead) + -an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun-an (place where one rests the head; wooden headrest) Compare Bikol Central ulonan (pillow), Cebuano ulonan (cushion leaves), Higaonon uluna (pillow), and Maguindanao ulunan (pillow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuluˈnan/, [ʔʊ.lʊˈnan]
  • Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan

Noun

ulunán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. head or top end (of something)
  2. (strictly) bedhead; head of the bed
    Synonym: (obsolete) ulon
  3. area near the head or top (of someone or something)
  4. (obsolete) pillow or anything used to rest one's head
    Synonyms: unan, almowada

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qulun₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From ulon + -an.

Noun

ulúnan

  1. pillow
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