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Azerbaijani
Noun
ulas (definite accusative ulası, plural ulaslar)
- hornbeam; Carpinus betulus
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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈlas/
- Hyphenation: u‧las
Noun
ulás (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜐ᜔)
- rattan
- Synonym: huyo
Calamian Tagbanwa
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *hulas (“sweat; perspiration”).
Noun
ulas
- sweat
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *uləs (“blanket”).
Noun
ulás
- blanket
Etymology 2
Noun
ulás
- device made of tubular rattan split down the center to the midline with a rock wedged in for making fire
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
Noun
úlas
- Alternative form of olas
Derived terms
Kapampangan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *uləs (“blanket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuləs/
- Hyphenation: u‧las
Noun
úlas
- blanket
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
ulas
- hour
Noun
ulás
- sugarcane
Malay
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləs, from Proto-Austronesian *quləs (“clothing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ulas (Jawi spelling اولس, plural ulas-ulas)
- (kain~) cover, wrapper
- Synonyms: kelubung, sampul, sarung
- peel (of a fruit, grain, etc.)
- Synonym: kulit
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Etymology 2
Likely related to Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ulas (Jawi spelling اولس, plural ulas-ulas)
- clove (one division of a compound bulb such as garlic)
- section, segment (a part divided or cut off)
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Classifier
ulas (singular seulas)
- Classifier for flesh-coated seeds of fruits.
- seulas durian ― a pip of durian
- seulas oren ― a segment of orange
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اولس oelas”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 33
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اولس ulas”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 59
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ulas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 628
Etymology 3
Likely by extension from sense of "peel" in Etymology 1– compare with verb kuliti derived from kulit, and kupas.
Verb
ulas (Jawi spelling اولس)
- to comment
- Synonym: komen
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