uluna
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *quluŋ-an (“headrest” – compare with Maori urunga, Tahitian uruʻa, Samoan uluga and aluga, Tongan ʻolunga)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun-an “head rest” (compare with Coastal Kadazan tuhunan; Tagalog ulunan, ulon and unan; Cebuano ulonan) affixed from *qulun₂ “to rest one's head”.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈlu.na/, [uˈlu.nə]
Noun
uluna
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uluna”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 369
- ^ See:
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quluga”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qaluga.2”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 112-3
Higaonon
Etymology
Akin to Maguindanao ulunan.
Noun
ulunà