ulag

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔulaɡ/ [ˈʔuː.lɐɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -ulaɡ
• Syllabification: u‧lag

Etymology 1

Noun

ulag (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜄ᜔)

1. molting of fowls

   Synonyms: lugon, panlulugon

Derived terms

• pag-uulag

 

See also

• pagluluno

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *urag (“sexual indulgence, orgy”). Compare Bikol Central urag, Masbatenyo urag, Aklanon ueag, Cebuano ulag, and Hiligaynon ulag.

Noun

ulag (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜄ᜔) (Marinduque)

1. libido

   Synonym: libog

2. (by extension, idiomatic) drive; passion; putting an effort, care, or fineness to one's action

   Synonyms: gana, gilas, amor, (Batangas) libog

Derived terms

• ulagan

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• luga, luag