ayun
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ayun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈajʊn/
- Hyphenation: ayun
Noun
ayun (first-person possessive ayunku, second-person possessive ayunmu, third-person possessive ayunnya)
- swing, swinging: the act or motion of that which swings.
- Synonym: goyang
Derived terms
- ayunan
- ayun-temayun
- berayun
- berayun-ayun
- mengayun
- mengayunkan
- pengayun
- terayun
- ayun balik
Further reading
- “ayun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan
Noun
ayun
- earthquake
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch ajuin.
Noun
ayun
- onion
Yoruba
Ayùn tó jẹ́ irinṣẹ́
Etymology
a- (“agent prefix”) + yùn (“to cut something with a saw”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.jũ̀/
Noun
ayùn
- saw
- Ó mú ayùn gé irin ― He used a saw to cut the metal