ulakan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulak-an, or analytically from ulak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ulakan or ulakán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. spool; reel
    Synonyms: ulak, ikiran, kidkiran, karete, puluputan, bilibiran, pulunan
  2. place where fibers or yarns are spun or sold

Tausug[edit]

Noun[edit]

ulakan

  1. (weaving) shuttle