烏拉

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Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)
alternative forms 靰鞡
兀剌

Borrowed from Manchu ᡤᡡᠯᡥᠠ (gūlha, boot).

Pronunciation


Note: Irregular.

Noun

烏拉

  1. () a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana (烏拉草), worn in the winter in northeastern China
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Mongolian:
    Mongolian script: ᠤᠤᠯᠠ (uula)
    Cyrillic script: уул (uul)

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)
alternative forms 烏喇乌喇

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (ulag-a, relay station); compare Tibetan འུ་ལག ('u lag, compulsory post service).

Pronunciation


Noun

烏拉

  1. (historical) supply points, usually found in Tibet
  2. (historical) type of hard labor in Southwest China, especially Tibet
  3. (historical) people serving this type of hard labor

Etymology 3

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Borrowed from Manchu ᡠᠯᠠ (ula).

Pronunciation


Noun

烏拉

  1. (only used in placenames in Manchu areas) river
Derived terms

Proper noun

烏拉

  1. () (historical) a tribe of Jurchen people
Derived terms

Etymology 4

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Borrowed from Oroqen .

Pronunciation


Noun

烏拉

  1. bedding made of skins

Etymology 5

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Borrowed from Russian ура (ura).

Pronunciation


Interjection

烏拉

  1. hooray

Etymology 6

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

烏拉

  1. () Alternative term for 烏拉爾乌拉尔 (Wūlā'ěr, “Ural”).

Etymology 7

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ (aɣula, mountain).

Pronunciation


Noun

烏拉

  1. (only used in placenames) mountain

Proper noun

烏拉

  1. () a mountain in Bayannur, which is part of the Yin Mountains

Etymology 8

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

烏拉

  1. Ulla (name)

Etymology 9

phonetic
trad. (烏拉)
simp. (乌拉)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

烏拉

  1. (uncommon) Short for 烏拉圭乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī, “Uruguay”).