ulas

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

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

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈʔulas/ [ˈʔuː.lʌs]
• Rhymes: -ulas
• Syllabification: u‧las

Noun

úlas

1. Alternative form of olas

Derived terms

• ulasan

 

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈulas/
• Rhymes: -las, -as

Noun

ulas (Jawi spelling اولس, plural ulas-ulas, informal 1st possessive ulasku, 2nd possessive ulasmu, 3rd possessive ulasnya)

1. (kain~) cover, wrapper
2. peel (of a fruit, grain, etc.)

Synonyms

• (cover, wrapper): kelubung, sampul, sarung
• (peel): kulit

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengulas [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengulasi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• diulas [patient focus] (di-)
• diulasi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• berulas [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulas/
• Rhymes: -las, -as

Noun

ulas (Jawi spelling اولس, plural ulas-ulas)

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

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berulas [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berulas-berulas [stative / habitual + reduplication] (beR- + redup)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulas

Classifier

ulas (singular seulas)

1. Classifier for flesh-coated seeds of fruits.

   seulas durian ― a pip of durian

   seulas oren ― a segment of orange

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulas/
• Rhymes: -las, -as

Verb

ulas (Jawi spelling اولس)

1. to comment

   Synonym: komen

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengulas [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengulasan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• ulasan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengulas [agent focus] (meN-)
• diulas [patient focus] (di-)
• terulas [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• juruulas

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulas

Further reading

• “ulas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.