pulau.
island (a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water)
Meaning & usage
island (a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay pulau, from Proto-Malayic *pulaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulaw. Cognates Cognate with Minangkabau pulau, Sundanese pulo, Balinese pulo, Javanese ꦥꦸꦭꦺꦴ (pulo), Uneapa vulo.
clumps of wood of the same type in the forest
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?]
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