ulunan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Bikol Central ==
=== Etymology ===
From ulon + -an.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔuˈlunan/ [ʔuˈl̪u.n̪an̪]
Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan
=== Noun ===
ulúnan (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
alternative spelling of ulonan
== Maguindanao ==
=== Etymology ===
From ulon + -an.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ʔuˈlunan/ [ʔuˈɭ̆u.ɳʌɳ]
Rhymes: -unan
Syllabification: u‧lu‧nan
=== Noun ===
ulunan
pillow
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
olonan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
=== 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 ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuluˈnan/ [ʔʊ.lʊˈn̪an̪]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: u‧lu‧nan
=== Noun ===
ulunán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
head or top end (of something)
(strictly) bedhead; head of the bed
Synonym: (obsolete) ulon
area near the head or top (of someone or something)
(obsolete) pillow or anything used to rest one's head
Synonyms: unan, almowada
=== Further reading ===
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qulun₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
== Waray-Waray ==
=== Etymology ===
From ulon + -an.
=== Noun ===
ulúnan
pillow