kulan

kulan (plural kulans)

1. Alternative form of koulan

• Lukan

Via Russian, from Turkish kulan.

• IPA^(key): /kuˈlan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: ku‧làn

kulan m (invariable)

1. Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)

   Hypernym: emiono

• kulan in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• kaulan, lan, (obsolete) kaulanun

From earlier kaulan, from earlier kaulanun, shortening of kaula (“I”) +‎ nun (“response interjection”). Cognate with Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”)

kulan (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪)

1. (men's speech, polite) Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention to the other person's call, usually a superior: yes?

   Synonym: (women's speech) kah

   Ema: Ujang?
   Ujang: Kulan, mah?

   Mother: Ujang?
   Ujang: Yes, mother?

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

• "KAOELANOEN", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

kulan

1. definite singular of kula