ulunan

From ulon +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlunan/ [ʔuˈl̪u.n̪an̪]
• Hyphenation: u‧lu‧nan

ulúnan (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. alternative spelling of ulonan

From ulon +‎ -an.

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlunan/ [ʔuˈɭ̆u.ɳʌɳ]
• Rhymes: -unan
• Syllabification: u‧lu‧nan

ulunan

1. pillow

• olonan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

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”) Compare Bikol Central ulonan (“pillow”), Cebuano ulonan (“cushion leaves”), Higaonon uluna (“pillow”), and Maguindanao ulunan (“pillow”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuluˈnan/ [ʔʊ.lʊˈn̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: u‧lu‧nan

ulunán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. head or top end (of something)
2. (strictly) bedhead; head of the bed

   Synonym: (obsolete) ulon

3. area near the head or top (of someone or something)
4. (obsolete) pillow or anything used to rest one's head

   Synonyms: unan, almowada

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qulun₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From ulon +‎ -an.

ulúnan

1. pillow