ulakan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlakan/ [ʔʊˈlaː.xɐn̪], /ʔulaˈkan/ [ʔʊ.lɐˈxan̪]
• Rhymes: -akan, -an
• Syllabification: 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

Anagrams

• kanula

Tausug

Noun

ulakan

1. (weaving) shuttle