ulang

Alas-Kluet Batak

Etymology

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Adverb

ulang

  1. Expresses that something is forbidden or shouldn't happen. Don't!

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlaŋ/ [ʔuˈl̪aŋ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧lang

Noun

uláng (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. barricade, blockade, bar
    Synonyms: sangga, batingal

Derived terms

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, compare Malay udang.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: u‧lang
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlaŋ/ [ʔʊˈl̪aŋ]

Noun

ulang

  1. the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

Verb

ulang

  1. to howl
  2. to break off or break up a fight

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ulang, from Classical Malay ulang, from Proto-Malayic *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ulaŋ.

Pronunciation

Verb

ulang (active mengulang, passive diulang)

  1. to repeat
    Synonym: ulangi
    Saya tidak akan mengulang perbuatan itu lagi.
    I will not repeat that action again.
    Majalahnya dicetak ulang.
    The magazines are reprinted.
  2. (always with meng-) to redo an assignment, especially to improve grades
    Pak Udin suruh kita mengulang matematika.
    Mr. Udin told us to redo the mathematics assignment.

Derived terms

  • berulang
  • berulang-ulang (repeatedly)
  • pengulang (repeating)
  • pengulangan (the act of repeating; repetition)
  • perulangan (repetition, reduplication)
  • seulang
  • terulang (to happen again)
  • ulang-ulang (to repeat over and over)
  • ulangan (academic examination; replication; repetition)
  • ulangi (to repeat)

Compounds

Further reading

Maguindanao

Noun

uláng

  1. lobster

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ulaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ulaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ulaŋ, -aŋ

Verb

ulang (Jawi spelling اولڠ)

  1. to repeat (do or say again)

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ulang
  • Kambera: ulangu

Further reading

  • ulang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ulaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ (cf. Chamorro uhang, Hawaiian ula, Hiligaynon urang, Ilocano udang, Javanese ꦲꦸꦫꦁ (urang), Malay udang, Maranao odang), from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ (cf. Paiwan quzang).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈlaŋ/ [ʔʊˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: u‧lang

Noun

uláng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. lobster; river prawn

Derived terms

  • matang-ulang

See also

Anagrams

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔulaŋ/ [ʔʊˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: u‧lang

Noun

ulang (Sulat Sūg spelling اُلَڠْ)

  1. yell

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ.

Noun

ulang

  1. obstacle; obstruction; impediment; hindrance