ulan

See also: Ulan, ulán, ułan, Ułan, and улан

English

Noun

ulan (plural ulans)

1. Alternative form of uhlan

Anagrams

• Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Lu'an, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulna, unal

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• uwan — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, compare Malay hujan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧lan
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlan/ [ʔʊˈl̪an̪]
• (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈwan/ [ʔʊˈwan̪]

Noun

ulán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)

1. rain

Verb

ulán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)

1. to rain
2. to fall in large quantities

Related terms

• alindahaw (“drizzle”)
• taligsik
• talisik
• talithi
• uwan init (“sunshower”)

 

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hiligaynon ulan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈlan/, [uˈlãn]
• Hyphenation: u‧lan

Noun

ulán

1. rain

   Synonym: lluvia

Hiligaynon

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Maguindanao

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan. Compare Malay bulan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulan/, [ˈu.ɭan]

Noun

ulan

1. month

Derived terms

• saulan
• sawlan
• ulan-ulan

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *qudán, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan. Compare Malay hujan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulan/, [ˈu.ɭan]

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Derived terms

• pegulan

 

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːlɑn/

Noun

ūlan

1. plural of ūle

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN. Compare Indonesian hujan, Malay hujan and Palauan chull.

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qudán (cf. Bikol Central uran, Buhid muyan, Calamian Tagbanwa kuran, Cebuano uwan, Hiligaynon ulan, Kapampangan uran, Pangasinan uran, Surigaonon uyan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan (cf. Chamorro uchan, Fijian uca, Hawaiian ua, Malay hujan, Palauan chull, Tetum udan), from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN (cf. Paiwan qudjalj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlan/ [ʔʊˈlan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: u‧lan

Noun

ulán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)

1. rain
2. (by extension) rapid falling of small objects (such as bullets, stones, etc.)

Derived terms

• bubog-ulan
• buhos na ulan
• mag-uulan
• magpaulan
• maulan
• maulanan
• pag-ulan
• pang-ulan
• paulanan
• tag-ulan
• tag-ulanin
• tubig-ulan
• tumag-ulan
• ulanan
• ulang-tikatik
• umulan
• umuulan-ulan

 

See also

• lirit
• sayi
• tikatik
• uulan ba

 

Further reading

• “ulan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*quzaN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• Luna

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan.

Noun

ulan

1. rain

Derived terms

• pangulan (“rainy”)

Turkish

Alternative forms

• lan

Etymology

Mutation of oğlan.

Interjection

ulan

1. Said to get someone's attention in a rude or colloquial manner.

   Ulan çocuk, buraya gel! ― Hey kid, come here!

2. An expression of frustration or anger for protest or reprimand

   Yeter ulan! Artık beni arama. ― Enough! Don't call me anymore.

Usage notes

• The lan form of this word is much more common in spoken language. This form is usually only used when it's the first word of the sentence.

Yakan

Noun

ulan

1. rain