ulaga

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay harga, from Sanskrit अर्घ (arghá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hargʰás (“price, value”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʷʰ-ós, from *h₂elgʷʰ- (“to cost, have value”). Compare Aklanon haega, Tausug halga', Hindi आघ (āgh), and Persian ارزش (arzeš).

Noun

ulagá

1. price; cost

   Synonym: presyu

2. value; worth; importance

   Synonyms: importansya, kasaleselan, balor

3. assessment; valuation

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔulaˈɡaʔ/ [ʔʊ.lɐˈɣaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: u‧la‧ga

Adjective

ulagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜄ)

1. (chiefly dialectal, Batangas, offensive) stupid; foolish; silly

   Synonyms: bobo, tanga

Noun

ulagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜄ)

1. (chiefly dialectal, Batangas, offensive) fool; idiot; dunce
2. (obsolete) instigation; incitation of someone to do something either good or bad

   Synonyms: sulsol, pagsulsol, pag-udyok, himok, hikayat

Further reading

• “ulaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.