OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

ulung[ˈuluŋ]

•  n. rudder(eng).kemudi(ind).

Ulung ba boli.That rudder is broken.(eng), Kemudi itu rusak.(ind)

Ulung nete boli.I don't know how to steer with a rudder.(eng), Saya tidak tahu mengemudi.(ind)

Origin: Austronesian, cf. PMP *qulin 'rudder; steer (a boat)' (ACD). Likely West Timorese Austronesian source, e.g., Helong |fn{ulin} 'rudder'.

Origin: bibref R003