ulakan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlakan/, [ʔʊˈla.xɐn]

• IPA^(key): /ʔulaˈkan/, [ʔʊ.lɐˈxan]
• Hyphenation: 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

Tausug

Noun

ulakan

1. (weaving) shuttle