ulang

Alas-Kluet Batak

Etymology

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Adverb

ulang

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

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• uwang

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

Central Bikol

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

• kaulangan
• mag-ulang
• ulangan
• ulangon

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈulaŋ/ [ˈu.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -ulaŋ
• Syllabification: u‧lang

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

• ulang tahun (“birthday”)

Further reading

• “ulang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ulaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Maguindanao

Noun

uláng

1. lobster

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary, Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈulaŋ/ [ˈu.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -ulaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: u‧lang

Verb

ulang (Jawi spelling اولڠ)

1. to repeat (do or say again)

Derived terms

Affixations

• berulang
• berulang-ulang
• keberulangan
• mengulang
• mengulangi
• pengulang
• pengulangan
• perulangan
• seulang
• terulang
• ulang-alik
• ulang-ulang
• ulangan

Compounds

• cetak ulang (“reprint”)
• ulang bicara
• ulang kaji (“to study”)
• ulang tahun (“anniversary”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: ulang (inherited)
• → Kambera: ulangu

Further reading

• "ulang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), 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

• suwahe
• hipon
• sugpo

Anagrams

• ungal

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