ulakan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: u‧la‧kan
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlakan/, [ʔʊˈla.xɐn]
  • IPA(key): /ʔulaˈkan/, [ʔʊ.lɐˈxan]

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 spinned or sold

Tausug

Noun

ulakan

  1. (weaving) shuttle
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