alun
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlun/, [ˈɑ̝lun]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#ALUNCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#ALUN
- Rhymes: -ɑlunCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlun#ALUNCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlun/2 syllables#ALUN
- Syllabification(key): a‧lun
- Hyphenation(key): alun
Noun
alunCategory:Finnish non-lemma forms#ALUNCategory:Finnish noun forms#ALUNCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Adverb
alunCategory:Finnish lemmas#ALUNCategory:Finnish adverbs#ALUNCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
- synonym of hiukan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alun”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 December 2023
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French alum.
Category:French terms derived from Latin#ALUNCategory:French terms derived from Old French#ALUNCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Italic#ALUNCategory:French terms inherited from Latin#ALUNCategory:French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂elut-#ALUNCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ALUNCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#ALUNCategory:Pages with etymology trees#ALUNCategory:French entries with etymology trees#ALUNCategory:French entries with etymology texts#ALUNPronunciation
Noun
alun m (plural aluns)Category:French lemmas#ALUNCategory:French nouns#ALUNCategory:French countable nouns#ALUNCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:French masculine nouns#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from MalayCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Malay#ALUNCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Malay#ALUN alun, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUNCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUN *qalun.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈalun/ [ˈa.lʊn]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#ALUNCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#ALUN
- Rhymes: -alunCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/alun#ALUNCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/alun/2 syllables#ALUN
- Syllabification: a‧lun
Noun
alunCategory:Indonesian lemmas#ALUNCategory:Indonesian nouns#ALUNCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Javanese
Romanization
alunCategory:Javanese non-lemma forms#ALUNCategory:Javanese romanizations#ALUNCategory:Javanese terms with redundant script codes#ALUNCategory:Javanese entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
- romanization of ꦲꦭꦸꦤ꧀
Kapampangan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUNCategory:Kapampangan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUN *qalun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalun/ [ˈa.lʊn]Category:Kapampangan terms with IPA pronunciation#ALUN
- Hyphenation: a‧lun
Noun
álunCategory:Kapampangan lemmas#ALUNCategory:Kapampangan nouns#ALUNCategory:Kapampangan entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Derived terms
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUNCategory:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUN *qalun.
Noun
alun (Jawi spelling الون, plural alun-alun or alun2)Category:Malay lemmas#ALUNCategory:Malay nouns#ALUNCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Verb
alunCategory:Malay lemmas#ALUNCategory:Malay verbs#ALUNCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Derived terms
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “الن aloen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 18
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “الن alun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 32
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “alun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 21
Further reading
- "alun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old FrenchCategory:Middle French terms inherited from Old French#ALUNCategory:Middle French terms derived from Old French#ALUN alum.
Noun
alun m (plural aluns)Category:Middle French lemmas#ALUNCategory:Middle French nouns#ALUNCategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Middle French masculine nouns#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUNCategory:Middle French countable nouns#ALUN
Descendants
References
- alun on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
- Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “alun”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.
Old French
Noun
alun oblique singular, m (oblique plural aluns, nominative singular aluns, nominative plural alun)Category:Old French lemmas#ALUNCategory:Old French nouns#ALUNCategory:Old French masculine nouns#ALUNCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Old French masculine nouns#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
- alternative form of alum
Old Javanese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUNCategory:Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ALUN *qalun. Cognate with Malay mengalun.
Noun
alunCategory:Old Javanese lemmas#ALUNCategory:Old Javanese nouns#ALUNCategory:Old Javanese entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
- long rolling wave
- swell of the sea
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- > Javanese: ꦲꦭꦸꦤ꧀ (alun) (inherited)
Etymology 2
UnknownCategory:Old Javanese terms with unknown etymologies#ALUN
Root
alunCategory:Old Javanese lemmas#ALUNCategory:Old Javanese roots#ALUNCategory:Old Javanese entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Derived terms
Further reading
- "alun" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Romanian

Etymology
Back-formation from alună (“hazelnut”)Category:Romanian back-formations#ALUN.
Noun
alun m (plural aluni)Category:Romanian lemmas#ALUNCategory:Romanian nouns#ALUNCategory:Romanian countable nouns#ALUNCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
- hazel (tree Corylus avellana)
Declension
Synonyms
Category:ro:Birch family plants#ALUNSwedish
Pronunciation
Noun
alun n or cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ALUNCategory:Swedish nouns#ALUNCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ALUNCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#ALUNCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ALUNCategory:Swedish nouns with multiple genders#ALUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALUNCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ALUN
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | alun | aluns |
| definite | alunet | alunets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | alun | aluns |
| definite | alunen | alunens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
- alunmalm (“alum ore”)
- alunskiffer (“alum slate”)
- alunsten (“alum stone”)
References
- “alun”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “alun”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “alun”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)