ulunan
Bikol Central
Etymology
From ulon + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈlunan/
Noun
ulunan
- Alternative form of ulonan.
Maguindanao
Etymology
From ulon + -an.
Noun
ulunan
- pillow
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- olonan – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
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”) (cf. Bikol Central ulonan (“pillow”), Cebuano ulonan (“cushion leaves”), Higaonon uluna (“pillow”), Maguindanao ulunan (“pillow”)).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan
- IPA(key): /ʔuluˈnan/, [ʔʊ.lʊˈnan]
Noun
ulunán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
- head or top end (of something)
- (specifically) 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
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From ulon + -an.
Noun
ulúnan
- pillow