gulung

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-luŋ (“bend, curve”). Cognate with Acehnese gulông.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuluŋ/
• Rhymes: -uluŋ, -luŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ɡulʊŋ, -oŋ, -o̞ŋ]
• (Pahang) IPA^(key): [ɡulo, -lɔ̃ᵊ]

Verb

gulung (Jawi spelling ݢولوڠ)

1. to roll; to curl

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penggulung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penggulungan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• gulungan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menggulung [agent focus] (meN-)
• digulung [patient focus] (di-)
• tergulung [agentless action] (teR-)
• bergulung [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bergulung-gulung [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• gulung-gulung [reduplication] (redup)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• gulung-gemulung
• gulung tikar

Descendants

• Indonesian: gulung

Further reading

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