ulas

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See also: Ulas, ULAs, ULAS, Ulaş, and -ulas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlas/,
  • Hyphenation: u‧las

Noun

ulás (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. rattan
    Synonym: huyo

Calamian Tagbanwa

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hulas (“sweat; perspiration”).

Noun

ulas

  1. sweat

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *uləs (“blanket”).

Noun

ulás

  1. blanket

Etymology 2

Noun

ulás

  1. device made of tubular rattan split down the center to the midline with a rock wedged in for making fire

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *uləs (“blanket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuləs/,
  • Hyphenation: u‧las

Noun

úlas

  1. blanket

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ulas

  1. hour

Noun

ulás

  1. sugarcane

Malay

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləs, from Proto-Austronesian *quləs (“clothing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ulas (Jawi spelling اولس, plural ulas-ulas, informal 1st possessive ulasku, 2nd possessive ulasmu, 3rd possessive ulasnya)

  1. (kain~) cover, wrapper
  2. peel (of a fruit, grain, etc.)
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Descendants
  • Indonesian: ulas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ulas (Jawi spelling اولس, plural ulas-ulas)

  1. clove (one division of a compound bulb such as garlic)
  2. section, segment (a part divided or cut off)
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Classifier

ulas (singular seulas)

  1. Classifier for flesh-coated seeds of fruits.
    seulas durian ― a pip of durian
    seulas oren ― a segment of orange

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

ulas (Jawi spelling اولس)

  1. to comment
    Synonym: komen
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