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See also: Uling and ULing

English

Verb

uling

  1. present participle and gerund of ul

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

úling

  1. charcoal

Verb

úling

  1. to make charcoal

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧ling
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔu.l̪ɪŋ]

Noun

uling

  1. charcoal

Verb

uling

  1. to make charcoal
  2. to become charcoal

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

uling

  1. charcoal

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.li̞ŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uliŋ
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈʔuriŋ/ [ˈʔuː.ri̞ŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uriŋ
  • Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

úling

  1. alternative spelling of oling

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of uling
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Kapampangan

Etymology 1

From uli +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊˈliŋ/ [ʊˈliŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ú‧ling

Conjunction

uling

  1. because; due to
    Synonyms: kasi, pauli, anya, kaya
    Uling keka.
    Because of you.
    Uling makanian.
    Because it's like that.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

úling

  1. charcoal
Derived terms

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

uling

  1. charcoal

Maguindanao

Noun

uling

  1. coal, charcoal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ. Compare Ilocano uging, Bikol Central uring, Maranao oring, and Tausug buling. See also Malay arang.

Pronunciation

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. charcoal
    Synonym: karbon
  2. charcoal mark or dirt (on the skin or a surface)
  3. soot
    Synonym: uling-aso

Derived terms

  • mag-uling
  • mauling
  • uling-aso
  • uling-bao
  • uling-bato
  • uling-buto
  • uling-kahoy
  • uling-tigas
  • ulingan
  • ulingin

Further reading

  • “uling”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “uling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qujiŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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