uling

See also: Uling and ULing

English

Verb

uling

1. present participle and gerund of ul

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

úling

1. charcoal

Verb

úling

1. to make charcoal

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ling
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔu.l̪ɪŋ]

Noun

uling

1. charcoal

Verb

uling

1. to make charcoal
2. to become charcoal

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

uling

1. charcoal

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.li̞ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uliŋ
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuriŋ/ [ˈʔuː.ri̞ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uriŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

úling

1. alternative spelling of oling

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of uling

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	uling, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) olong
	Sabangan	uling, (elderly) uling / uring
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	uling, (elderly) uling / uring

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

From uli +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊˈliŋ/ [ʊˈlɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ú‧ling

Conjunction

uling

1. because; due to

   Synonyms: kasi, pauli, anya, kaya

   Uling keka.

   Because of you.

   Uling makanian.

   Because it's like that.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

úling

1. charcoal

Derived terms

• kauling
• mauling

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

uling

1. charcoal

Maguindanao

Noun

uling

1. coal, charcoal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• oling — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ. Compare Ilocano uging, Central Bikol uring, Maranao oring, and Tausug buling. See also Malay arang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.lɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -uliŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. charcoal

   Synonym: karbon

2. charcoal mark or dirt (on the skin or a surface)
3. soot

   Synonym: uling-aso

Derived terms

• mag-uling
• mauling
• uling-aso
• uling-bao
• uling-bato
• uling-buto
• uling-kahoy
• uling-tigas
• ulingan
• ulingin

Further reading

• “uling”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “uling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qujiŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI