OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

kalulung[kaˈluluŋ]

•  n. pillow; cushion used for the head.bantal.

Nea gai krau medi kalulung sora.My mother made a pillow with kapok., Ibu saya membuat bantal dengan kapok.

Etymology: Austronesian, cf. PMP *qalunan 'wooden headrest, pillow'. Probably a corruption of Malay |fn{kalang hulu} 'pillow'.