ulat

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hulət (compare Malay ulat, Banjarese hulat), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hulət, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hulət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (compare Chamorro ulo', Javanese uler, Cebuano ulod, Fijian ulo, Maori iro), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.lat/
• (Kedayan) IPA^(key): /hu.lat/

Noun

ulat

1. larva (young of an insect)
2. caterpillar (young of a butterfly or moth)
3. maggot (young of a fly)

Synonyms

• giuk

Hyponyms

• ulat bulu

Bunun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *huʀaC.

Noun

ulat

1. (anatomy) blood vessel; vein; tendon

   Susukan inaak ulat, sizaan mas haidang.

   A needle was inserted into my vein to draw blood.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ulat, from Classical Malay ulat, from Proto-Malayic *hulət (compare Banjarese hulat, Brunei Malay ulat), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hulət, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hulət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (compare Chamorro ulo', Javanese uler, Cebuano ulod, Fijian ulo, Maori iro), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.lat/

Noun

ulat (first-person possessive ulatku, second-person possessive ulatmu, third-person possessive ulatnya)

1. young of various insect
   1. caterpillar (young of a butterfly or moth)
   2. maggot
2. any of various tubular invertebrates resembling maggot
   1. worm
      • 2019 September 7, Royce Wijaya, “Kotoran Ulat Hongkong Dibuat Jadi Pupuk”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 Sept 2019:

        Harga ulat itu di pasaran mampu menembus Rp 75 ribu/ kilogram, sehingga potensial jadi sumber pemasukan keluarga. Selain ulat itu sendiri, kotorannya pun potensial menghasilkan rupiah karena mampu disulap jadi pupuk tanaman.

        The market price of the worms is able to reach Rp 75,000 per kilogram, making it a potential source of family income. Besides the worms, its excrement also has the potential of generating income because it can be transformed into plant fertilizer.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berulat [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• ulat buku

Further reading

• “ulat” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hulət (compare Banjarese hulat, Brunei Malay ulat), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hulət, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hulət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (compare Chamorro ulo', Javanese uler, Cebuano ulod, Fijian ulo, Maori iro), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulat/ [ˈu.lat̪]
• Rhymes: -ulat, -lat, -at
• Hyphenation: u‧lat

Noun

ulat (Jawi spelling اولت, plural ulat-ulat, informal 1st possessive ulatku, 2nd possessive ulatmu, 3rd possessive ulatnya)

1. larva (young of an insect)
2. caterpillar (young of a butterfly or moth)
3. maggot (young of a fly)
   • 2017 June 13, “Ulat serangga bermanfaat di China”, in Media Permata‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 Sept 2019:

     Ribuan ulat putih bergerak-gerak dengan rakusnya apabila sedang memakan sisa daging, sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan yang diletakkan di dalam sebuah ladang yang pelik di barat daya China.

     Thousands of white maggots roamed voraciously while feeding on leftover meat, vegetables and fruits that were placed in a strange farm in southwestern China.

Hyponyms

(larva):

• ulat bulu
• ulat sutera

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berulat [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• ulat buku
• bagai ulat terhempas ke batu
• seperti ulat lupakan daun

Descendants

• Indonesian: ulat

Further reading

• “ulat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "ulat" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Sakizaya

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *huʀaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ˈlat/, [u.ˈlat]

Noun

ulat

1. (anatomy) blood vessel; vein; tendon

   u ulat niza siatiladay a izang sakiyami.

   Heard that she had a blood clot.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔulat/ [ˈʔuː.lɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ulat
• Syllabification: u‧lat

Noun

ulat (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜆ᜔)

1. account; report; narrative (about something)

   Synonyms: salaysay, kuwenta, tuos, paliwanag

2. news; information (as in a newspaper, news report, etc.)

   Synonym: balita

Derived terms

• di-maulatan
• iulat
• mag-ulat
• muling ulat-tanong
• pag-ulatan
• pag-uulatan
• ulat-tanong
• ulatan

 

Anagrams

• tula, utal

Waray-Waray

Etymology

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Noun

ulat

1. scar; cicatrix