alur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse alr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːlʏr/, [ˈäːlʏr̥]
• Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Noun

alur m (genitive singular als, nominative plural alir)

1. awl

Declension

Declension of alur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alur	alurinn	alir	alirnir
accusative	al	alinn	ali	alina
dative	al	alnum	ölum	ölunum
genitive	als	alsins	ala	alanna

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• alir
• salur
• salur

 

Etymology

From Malay alur, from Classical Malay ألور (alur), from Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalʊr/
• Hyphenation: alur

Noun

alur (first-person possessive alurku, second-person possessive alurmu, third-person possessive alurnya)

1. groove

   Synonym: lekuk

2. way, mannerism

   Synonym: jalan

3. plot (of a story)

   Synonyms: alur cerita, jalan cerita, plot

4. Ellipsis of alur air: water source located in the middle of agricultural land, ie. irrigation.

Verb

alur (nominative active mengalur)

1. (intransitive) to flow (to move as a fluid)

Derived terms

• alur-aluran
• aluran
• beralur
• mengalur-alur
• sealur

 

• alur air
• alur balik
• alur bawahan
• alur bibir
• alur cahaya
• alur cerita
• alur erat
• alur hidung
• alur kapal
• alur kerongkongan
• alur ketat
• alur klinis
• alur leher
• alur longgar
• alur menanjak
• alur sungai
• alur tengkuk

 

Further reading

• “alur” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /alo(r)/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /alʊ(r)/
• Rhymes: -alo(r), -lo(r), -o(r)

Verb

alur (Jawi spelling الور)

1. (intransitive) to flow (to move as a fluid)

   Alternative forms: alor, alir, salur, salir

Noun

alur (Jawi spelling الور, plural alur-alur, informal 1st possessive alurku, 2nd possessive alurmu, 3rd possessive alurnya)

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

   Synonyms: batang, bengawan, ci, kali, sungai, wai

   Alternative forms: alor, alir