ulan

ulan (plural ulans)

1. Alternative form of uhlan

• Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Lu'an, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulna, unal

• uwan — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, compare Malay hujan.

• Hyphenation: u‧lan
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlan/ [ʔʊˈl̪an̪]
• (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈwan/ [ʔʊˈwan̪]

ulán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)

1. rain

ulán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)

1. to rain
2. to fall in large quantities

Borrowed from Hiligaynon ulan.

• IPA^(key): /uˈlan/, [uˈlãn]
• Hyphenation: u‧lan

ulán

1. rain

   Synonym: lluvia

From Proto-Philippine *qudán, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan. Compare Malay hujan.

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlan/ [ʔuˈlan]

ulán

1. rain

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈʔulan/ [ˈʔu.ɭ̆ʌɳ]
• Rhymes: -ulan
• Syllabification: u‧lan

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan. Compare Malay bulan.

ulan (Jawi spelling اُوْلَنِ)

1. month

From Proto-Philippine *qudán, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan. Compare Malay hujan.

ulan (Jawi spelling اُوْلَنِ)

1. rain

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːlɑn/

ūlan

1. plural of ūle

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN. Compare Indonesian hujan, Malay hujan and Palauan chull.

ulan

1. rain

From Proto-Philippine *qudán (cf. Bikol Central uran, Buhid muyan, Calamian Tagbanwa kuran, Cebuano uwan, Hiligaynon ulan, Kapampangan uran, Pangasinan uran, Surigaonon uyan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan (cf. Chamorro uchan, Fijian uca, Hawaiian ua, Malay hujan, Palauan chull, Tetum udan), from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN (cf. Paiwan qudjalj).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlan/ [ʔʊˈlan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: u‧lan

ulán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)

1. rain
2. (by extension) rapid falling of small objects (such as bullets, stones, etc.)

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

• Luna

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔulan/ [ʔʊˈlan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: u‧lan

ulan (Sulat Sūg spelling اُلَنْ)

1. rain

• pangulan (“rainy”)

• lan

Mutation of oğlan.

ulan

1. Said to get someone's attention in a rude or colloquial manner.

   Ulan çocuk, buraya gel! ― Hey kid, come here!

2. An expression of frustration or anger for protest or reprimand

   Yeter ulan! Artık beni arama. ― Enough! Don't call me anymore.

• The lan form of this word is much more common in spoken language. This form is usually only used when it's the first word of the sentence.

ulan

1. rain