hulur

See also: húlur

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay هولور (hulur), هولور (ulur), from Proto-Malayic *(h)ulur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Suluʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hulur/
• Rhymes: -ulur, -lur, -ur
• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): [hulʊː, -loː, -lo̞ː]

Verb

hulur (Jawi spelling هولور)

1. to stretch out; to extend (an arm, hand, leg, etc.).

   Synonyms: panjangkan, unjur

   Antonym: tarik

   Tolong hulur tangan awak ke mari. ― Please stretch out your hand here.

2. to hand over; to pass; to give; to offer (something to someone).

   Synonyms: beri, unjuk, sua

   Dia hulur sekeping nota kepada saya secara diam-diam. ― He secretly passed a note to me.

   Sila hulur derma untuk anak yatim. ― Please give a donation for the orphans.

3. to let out; to slacken (a rope, fishing line, or kite string).

   Synonyms: kendur, lepaskan

   Antonyms: tegang, tarik

   Jangan tarik, hulur tali kail itu sedikit. ― Do not pull, let out the fishing line a bit.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penghulur [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penghuluran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• huluran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menghulur [agent focus] (meN-)
• menghulur-hulur [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
• menghulurkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menghuluri [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• hulurkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• huluri [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• dihulur [patient focus] (di-)
• dihulurkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• dihuluri [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• terhulur [agentless action] (teR-)
• berhulur [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulur

Further reading

• "hulur" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017