ayun

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.jun/

Noun

ayun

1. cradle

Verb

ayun

1. to lift and throw away
2. to swing (back and forth)

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)

1. swing, swinging: the act or motion of that which swings.

Derived terms

• ayun-temayun
• ayunan
• berayun
• berayun-ayun
• mengayun
• mengayunkan
• pengayun
• terayun

 

• ayun balik

 

Further reading

• “ayun” 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.

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hayun (“shake, sway, swing”). Compare Cebuano hayon, Malay ayun, and Javanese ꦲꦪꦸꦤ꧀ (ayun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈjun/ [əˈjun]
• Hyphenation: a‧yun

Noun

ayun

1. earthquake

Derived terms

• ayun-ayun
• mamayun
• mayun
• miayunan
• minayun

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ayun (“to swing, oscillate”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pʊn/
• Rhymes: -yun, -un

Noun

ayun (plural ayun-ayun, informal 1st possessive ayunku, 2nd possessive ayunmu, 3rd possessive ayunnya)

1. to swing

Derived terms

• ayun-temayun
• ayunan
• berayun
• berayun-ayun
• mengayun
• mengayunkan
• pengayun
• terayun

 

Further reading

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

Sranan Tongo

Ayun

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ajuin.

Noun

ayun

1. onion

Descendants

• Aukan: ayun
• → Kari'na: ajunu, junu

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “ayun”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Yoruba

Ayùn tó jẹ́ irinṣẹ́

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ yùn (“to cut something with a saw”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.jũ̀/

Noun

ayùn

1. saw

   Ó mú ayùn gé irin ― He used a saw to cut the metal