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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.
Noun
úling
- charcoal
Verb
úling
- to make charcoal
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧ling
- IPA(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/,
Noun
uling
- charcoal
Verb
uling
- to make charcoal
- to become charcoal
Ibaloi
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.
Noun
uling
- charcoal
Kankanaey
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.
Noun
uling
- charcoal
Kayapa Kallahan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.
Noun
uling
- charcoal
Maguindanao
Noun
uling
- coal, charcoal
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ. Compare Ilocano uging, Bikol Central uring,
Tausug buling,
Maranao oring and
Malay arang
.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/,
- Hyphenation: u‧ling
Noun
uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)
- charcoal
- Synonym: karbon
- charcoal mark or dirt (on the skin or a surface)
- soot
- Synonym: uling-aso
Derived terms
Further reading
- “uling” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “uling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qujiŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary