ulang

Alas-Kluet Batak

Etymology

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Adverb

ulang

1. Expresses that something is forbidden or shouldn't happen. Don't!

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlaŋ/ [ʔuˈl̪aŋ]
• Hyphenation: u‧lang

Noun

uláng (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜅ᜔)

1. barricade, blockade, bar

   Synonyms: sangga, batingal

Derived terms

• kaulangan
• mag-ulang
• ulangan
• ulangon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• uwang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, compare Malay udang.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧lang
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlaŋ/ [ʔʊˈl̪aŋ]

Noun

ulang

1. the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

Verb

ulang

1. to howl
2. to break off or break up a fight

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ulang, from Classical Malay ulang, from Proto-Malayic *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ulaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈulaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ulang

Verb

ulang

1. to repeat

Conjugation

Conjugation of ulang (meng-, intransitive)

root	ulang
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	mengulang	terulang	diulang	ulang	ulanglah
locative	mengulangi	terulangi	diulangi	ulangi	ulangilah
causative / applicative1	mengulangkan	terulangkan	diulangkan	ulangkan	ulangkanlah
	causative
active	memperulang	terperulang	diperulang	perulang	perulanglah
locative	memperulangi	terperulangi	diperulangi	perulangi	perulangilah
causative / applicative1	memperulangkan	terperulangkan	diperulangkan	perulangkan	perulangkanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berulang [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• mengulang [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengulangi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• pengulang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengulangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• perulang [causative passive] (peR-)
• seulang [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
• terulang [agentless action] (teR-)
• ulangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• ulang-ulang [reduplication] (redup)

Further reading

• “ulang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Maguindanao

Noun

uláng

1. lobster

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ulaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ulaŋ/
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ

Verb

ulang (Jawi spelling اولڠ)

1. to repeat (do or say again)

Derived terms

Affixations

• berulang
• berulang-ulang
• keberulangan
• mengulang
• mengulangi
• pengulang
• pengulangan
• perulangan
• seulang
• terulang
• ulang-alik
• ulang-ulang
• ulangan

Compounds

• cetak ulang
• ulang bicara
• ulang tahun

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulang
• → Kambera: ulangu

Further reading

• “ulang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ulaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ (cf. Chamorro uhang, Hawaiian ula, Hiligaynon urang, Ilocano udang, Javanese ꦲꦸꦫꦁ (urang), Malay udang, Maranao odang), from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ (cf. Paiwan quzang).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlaŋ/ [ʔʊˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: u‧lang

Noun

uláng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜅ᜔)

1. lobster; river prawn

Derived terms

• matang-ulang

See also

• suwahe
• hipon
• sugpo

Anagrams

• ungal

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔulaŋ/ [ʔʊˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: u‧lang

Noun

ulang (Sulat Sūg spelling اُلَڠْ)

1. yell

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ.

Noun

ulang

1. obstacle; obstruction; impediment; hindrance