ulakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulak-an, or analytically from ulak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈlakan/ [ʔʊˈlaː.xɐn̪], /ʔulaˈkan/ [ʔʊ.lɐˈxan̪]
  • Rhymes: -akan, -an
  • Syllabification: u‧la‧kan

Noun

ulakan or ulakán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. spool; reel
    Synonyms: ulak, ikiran, kidkiran, karete, puluputan, bilibiran, pulunan
  2. place where fibers or yarns are spun or sold

Anagrams

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔulakan/ [ʔʊ.laˈk̠ɑn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: u‧la‧kan

Noun

ulakan (Sulat Sūg spelling اُلَكَنْ)

  1. (weaving) shuttle
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