烏拉

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉
alternative forms		靰鞡 兀剌

Borrowed from Manchu ᡤᡡᠯᡥᠠ (gūlha, “boot”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wùla, wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ, ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wùla
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùlå
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴-la⁵
    • Yale: wù-la
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh.la
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ lä¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Note: Irregular.

Noun

烏拉

1. (～鞋) a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana (烏拉草), worn in the winter in northeastern China

Derived terms

• 烏拉草／乌拉草

 

Descendants

• → Mongolian:

  Mongolian script: ᠤᠤᠯᠠ (uula)

  Cyrillic script: уул (uul)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉
alternative forms		烏喇／乌喇

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (ulag-a, “relay station”); compare Tibetan འུ་ལག ('u lag, “compulsory post service”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

烏拉

1. (historical) supply points, usually found in Tibet
2. (historical) type of hard labor in Southwest China, especially Tibet
3. (historical) people serving this type of hard labor

Etymology 3

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Manchu ᡠᠯᠠ (ula).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

烏拉

1. (only used in placenames in Manchu areas) river

Derived terms

• 吉林烏拉／吉林乌拉

 

Proper noun

烏拉

1. (～部) (historical) a tribe of Jurchen people

Derived terms

• 烏拉那拉／乌拉那拉

 

Etymology 4

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Oroqen [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

烏拉

1. bedding made of skins

Etymology 5

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Russian ура (ura).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Interjection

烏拉

1. hooray

Etymology 6

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
    • Wade–Giles: Wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: Wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
    • Palladius: Ула (Ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

烏拉

1. (～山) Alternative term for 烏拉爾／乌拉尔 (Wūlā'ěr, “Ural”).

Etymology 7

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ (aɣula, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wula
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
    • Palladius: ула (ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Noun

烏拉

1. (only used in placenames) mountain

Proper noun

烏拉

1. (～山) a mountain in Bayannur, which is part of the Yin Mountains

Etymology 8

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
    • Wade–Giles: Wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: Wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
    • Palladius: Ула (Ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

烏拉

1. Ulla (name)

Etymology 9

		phonetic
trad. (烏拉)		烏	拉
simp. (乌拉)		乌	拉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wūlā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
    • Wade–Giles: Wu¹-la¹
    • Yale: Wū-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
    • Palladius: Ула (Ula)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

烏拉

1. (uncommon) Short for 烏拉圭／乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī, “Uruguay”).