dulas

See also: Dulas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dolas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dulas (“to slip or slide”). Compare Aklanon dueas and Maranao dolas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /duˈlas/ [d̪ʊˈlas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: du‧las

Noun

dulás (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜐ᜔)

1. slipping; sliding (as on a slippery surface)

   Synonyms: dupilas, pagkadupilas

2. slipperiness

   Synonyms: kadulasan, pagkamadulas, (dialectal) landas

3. (colloquial) slip (giving up a secret by mistake)

Derived terms

• dulasan
• dulasin
• dumulas
• kadulasan
• madulas
• magpadulas
• mapadulas
• padulas
• padulasan
• padulasin
• pagdulas
• pagkadulas
• pagkamadulas
• pagpapadulas
• pampadulas

 

Further reading

• “dulas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• Salud