sulur

Cognate to Malay sulur

sulur (plural sulur-sulur)

1. tendril, runner, shoot
2. aerial roots, roots that grow from branches (such as on a banyan tree)

• “sulur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulur (compare Hawaiian ulu).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /suloɾ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sulʊr/
• Rhymes: -uloɾ, -loɾ, -oɾ

sulur (Jawi spelling سولور)

1. to grow upwards (shoot or bud).

• “sulur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

sulur f

1. (nonstandard form) indefinite plural of sulu