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

Azerbaijani

Alternative forms

Noun

ulas (definite accusative ulası, plural ulaslar)

  1. hornbeam; Carpinus betulus

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...

Further reading

  • ulas” in Obastan.com.
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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlas/ [ʔuˈl̪as]
  • 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

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

Noun

úlas

  1. alternative form of olas

Derived terms

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *uləs (blanket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuləs/ [ˈuː.ləs]
  • 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 or ulas2)

  1. (kain~) cover, wrapper
    Synonyms: kelubung, sampul, sarung
  2. peel (of a fruit, grain, etc.)
    Synonym: kulit
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: ulas

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 or ulas2)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Classifier

ulas (singular seulas)

  1. Classifier for flesh-coated seeds of fruits.
    seulas duriana pip of durian
    seulas orena 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)

  1. to comment
    Synonym: komen
Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

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