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
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