# dula
## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* duwa — dialectal

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: du‧la
* (Standard Cebuano) IPA: /ˈdulaʔ/ [ˈd̪u.l̪ɐʔ]
* (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA: /ˈduwaʔ/ [ˈd̪u.wɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -ulaʔ, -uwaʔ

### Noun

dulà (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎ)
* game
* sport
* drama; stage play
    Synonym: drama

### Verb

dulà (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎ)
* to play
    Synonym: (Negros) hampang
* to pull something onto someone
    Synonyms: bira, bitad

#### Derived terms

* dulaan
* dulaanan
* kadula
* magdudula

### References

* John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pages 234-235

## Central Dusun
### Noun

dula
* spit

## Chichewa
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Shona -dhura, ultimately from Afrikaans duur.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdu.ɽa/

#### Verb

-dula (infinitive kudúla)
* be expensive
    Antonym: -tchipa

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɗu.ɽa/

#### Verb

-dula (infinitive kudúla)
* cut into two parts, split

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdula]

### Participle

dula
* inflection of dout:
** feminine singular past active participle
** neuter plural past active participle

## Gaulish
### Etymology

Compare to Middle Irish duille, Middle Breton del and Welsh dalen.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /duːlaː/

### Noun

dūlā f
* leaf

#### Declension

$^1$ early forms, $^2$ late forms :

## Hiligaynon
### Verb

dula
* to mislay, to lose, to mislay

#### Derived terms

* dulaon
* magdula

## Icelandic
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtʏːla]
* Rhymes: -ʏːla

### Noun

dula f (genitive singular dulu, nominative plural dulur)
* rag, shred of cloth
    Synonyms: tuska, pjatla, rýja, leppur
* (figuratively) wimp, pansy, milksop
    Synonym: rola

#### Declension
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈd̪ˠʊlˠə]

### Noun

dula m
* genitive singular of dul

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Lindu
### Noun

dula
* brass tray (for serving betel nut)

## Phuthi
### Verb

-dula
* to wash (entire body)

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Rukai
### Noun

dula
* wound; cut

## Scottish Gaelic
### Noun

dula
* genitive singular of dul

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъduňa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdula]

### Noun

dula f (relational adjective dulový)
* quince

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “dula”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Sotho
### Verb

dula
* to sit

## Swazi
### Verb

-dula
* to be expensive

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* dola — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Philippine *dúlaʔ (“to play; amuse oneself”). Compare Cebuano dula, Kamayo duwa, and Malagasy dôla. The sense “drama” was introduced in the early 20th century.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /duˈlaʔ/ [d̪ʊˈlaʔ], /ˈdulaʔ/ [ˈd̪uː.lɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ, -ulaʔ
* Syllabification: du‧la

### Noun

dulâ or dulà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜎ)
* drama; stage play
    Synonym: drama
* (obsolete) joy
    Synonyms: galak, tuwa

#### Derived terms

* dula-dulaan
* dulaan
* dulain
* dulambuhay
* isadula
* lakandula
* madula
* madulain
* magsadula
* mandudula
* pagsasadula
* pandudula
* pandula

#### See also

* parsa
* sarsuwela

### Further reading

* “dula”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 229.
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

### Anagrams

* luad

## Zulu
### Verb

-dúla
* (intransitive) to be expensive

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukudula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudula | ukungaduli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dula | -dule |
| Plural | dulani | -duleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadula, ngidula | engidulayo, engidula | ngidula | angiduli | engingaduli | ngingaduli |
| 2nd singular | uyadula, udula | odulayo, odula | udula | awuduli | ongaduli | ungaduli |
| 1st plural | siyadula, sidula | esidulayo, esidula | sidula | asiduli | esingaduli | singaduli |
| 2nd plural | niyadula, nidula | enidulayo, enidula | nidula | aniduli | eningaduli | ningaduli |
| Class 1 | uyadula, udula | odulayo, odula | edula | akaduli | ongaduli | engaduli |
| Class 2 | bayadula, badula | abadulayo, abadula | bedula | abaduli | abangaduli | bengaduli |
| Class 3 | uyadula, udula | odulayo, odula | udula | awuduli | ongaduli | ungaduli |
| Class 4 | iyadula, idula | edulayo, edula | idula | ayiduli | engaduli | ingaduli |
| Class 5 | liyadula, lidula | elidulayo, elidula | lidula | aliduli | elingaduli | lingaduli |
| Class 6 | ayadula, adula | adulayo, adula | edula | awaduli | angaduli | engaduli |
| Class 7 | siyadula, sidula | esidulayo, esidula | sidula | asiduli | esingaduli | singaduli |
| Class 8 | ziyadula, zidula | ezidulayo, ezidula | zidula | aziduli | ezingaduli | zingaduli |
| Class 9 | iyadula, idula | edulayo, edula | idula | ayiduli | engaduli | ingaduli |
| Class 10 | ziyadula, zidula | ezidulayo, ezidula | zidula | aziduli | ezingaduli | zingaduli |
| Class 11 | luyadula, ludula | oludulayo, oludula | ludula | aluduli | olungaduli | lungaduli |
| Class 14 | buyadula, budula | obudulayo, obudula | budula | abuduli | obungaduli | bungaduli |
| Class 15 | kuyadula, kudula | okudulayo, okudula | kudula | akuduli | okungaduli | kungaduli |
| Class 17 | kuyadula, kudula | okudulayo, okudula | kudula | akuduli | okungaduli | kungaduli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngidulile, ngidulē | engidulile, engidulē | ngidulile, ngidulē | angidulanga | engingadulanga | ngingadulanga |
| 2nd singular | udulile, udulē | odulile, odulē | udulile, udulē | awudulanga | ongadulanga | ungadulanga |
| 1st plural | sidulile, sidulē | esidulile, esidulē | sidulile, sidulē | asidulanga | esingadulanga | singadulanga |
| 2nd plural | nidulile, nidulē | enidulile, enidulē | nidulile, nidulē | anidulanga | eningadulanga | ningadulanga |
| Class 1 | udulile, udulē | odulile, odulē | edulile, edulē | akadulanga | ongadulanga | engadulanga |
| Class 2 | badulile, badulē | abadulile, abadulē | bedulile, bedulē | abadulanga | abangadulanga | bengadulanga |
| Class 3 | udulile, udulē | odulile, odulē | udulile, udulē | awudulanga | ongadulanga | ungadulanga |
| Class 4 | idulile, idulē | edulile, edulē | idulile, idulē | ayidulanga | engadulanga | ingadulanga |
| Class 5 | lidulile, lidulē | elidulile, elidulē | lidulile, lidulē | alidulanga | elingadulanga | lingadulanga |
| Class 6 | adulile, adulē | adulile, adulē | edulile, edulē | awadulanga | angadulanga | engadulanga |
| Class 7 | sidulile, sidulē | esidulile, esidulē | sidulile, sidulē | asidulanga | esingadulanga | singadulanga |
| Class 8 | zidulile, zidulē | ezidulile, ezidulē | zidulile, zidulē | azidulanga | ezingadulanga | zingadulanga |
| Class 9 | idulile, idulē | edulile, edulē | idulile, idulē | ayidulanga | engadulanga | ingadulanga |
| Class 10 | zidulile, zidulē | ezidulile, ezidulē | zidulile, zidulē | azidulanga | ezingadulanga | zingadulanga |
| Class 11 | ludulile, ludulē | oludulile, oludulē | ludulile, ludulē | aludulanga | olungadulanga | lungadulanga |
| Class 14 | budulile, budulē | obudulile, obudulē | budulile, budulē | abudulanga | obungadulanga | bungadulanga |
| Class 15 | kudulile, kudulē | okudulile, okudulē | kudulile, kudulē | akudulanga | okungadulanga | kungadulanga |
| Class 17 | kudulile, kudulē | okudulile, okudulē | kudulile, kudulē | akudulanga | okungadulanga | kungadulanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngādula | engādula | ngādula | angidulanga | engingadulanga | ngingadulanga |
| 2nd singular | wādula | owādula | wādula | awudulanga | ongadulanga | ungadulanga |
| 1st plural | sādula | esādula | sādula | asidulanga | esingadulanga | singadulanga |
| 2nd plural | nādula | enādula | nādula | anidulanga | eningadulanga | ningadulanga |
| Class 1 | wādula | owādula | ādula | akadulanga | ongadulanga | engadulanga |
| Class 2 | bādula | abādula | bādula | abadulanga | abangadulanga | bengadulanga |
| Class 3 | wādula | owādula | wādula | awudulanga | ongadulanga | ungadulanga |
| Class 4 | yādula | eyādula | yādula | ayidulanga | engadulanga | ingadulanga |
| Class 5 | lādula | elādula | lādula | alidulanga | elingadulanga | lingadulanga |
| Class 6 | ādula | ādula | ādula | awadulanga | angadulanga | engadulanga |
| Class 7 | sādula | esādula | sādula | asidulanga | esingadulanga | singadulanga |
| Class 8 | zādula | ezādula | zādula | azidulanga | ezingadulanga | zingadulanga |
| Class 9 | yādula | eyādula | yādula | ayidulanga | engadulanga | ingadulanga |
| Class 10 | zādula | ezādula | zādula | azidulanga | ezingadulanga | zingadulanga |
| Class 11 | lwādula | olwādula | lwādula | aludulanga | olungadulanga | lungadulanga |
| Class 14 | bādula | obādula | bādula | abudulanga | obungadulanga | bungadulanga |
| Class 15 | kwādula | okwādula | kwādula | akudulanga | okungadulanga | kungadulanga |
| Class 17 | kwādula | okwādula | kwādula | akudulanga | okungadulanga | kungadulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadula | — | ngingadula | ngingedule | — | ngingedule |
| 2nd singular | ungadula | — | ungadula | ungedule | — | ungedule |
| 1st plural | singadula | — | singadula | singedule | — | singedule |
| 2nd plural | ningadula | — | ningadula | ningedule | — | ningedule |
| Class 1 | angadula | — | engadula | angedule | — | engedule |
| Class 2 | bangadula | — | bengadula | bangedule | — | bengedule |
| Class 3 | ungadula | — | ungadula | ungedule | — | ungedule |
| Class 4 | ingadula | — | ingadula | ingedule | — | ingedule |
| Class 5 | lingadula | — | lingadula | lingedule | — | lingedule |
| Class 6 | angadula | — | engadula | angedule | — | engedule |
| Class 7 | singadula | — | singadula | singedule | — | singedule |
| Class 8 | zingadula | — | zingadula | zingedule | — | zingedule |
| Class 9 | ingadula | — | ingadula | ingedule | — | ingedule |
| Class 10 | zingadula | — | zingadula | zingedule | — | zingedule |
| Class 11 | lungadula | — | lungadula | lungedule | — | lungedule |
| Class 14 | bungadula | — | bungadula | bungedule | — | bungedule |
| Class 15 | kungadula | — | kungadula | kungedule | — | kungedule |
| Class 17 | kungadula | — | kungadula | kungedule | — | kungedule |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizodula | engizodula | ngizodula | angizudula | engingezudula | ngingezudula |
| 2nd singular | uzodula | ozodula | uzodula | awuzudula | ongezudula | ungezudula |
| 1st plural | sizodula | esizodula | sizodula | asizudula | esingezudula | singezudula |
| 2nd plural | nizodula | enizodula | nizodula | anizudula | eningezudula | ningezudula |
| Class 1 | uzodula | ozodula | ezodula | akazudula | ongezudula | engezudula |
| Class 2 | bazodula | abazodula | bezodula | abazudula | abangezudula | bengezudula |
| Class 3 | uzodula | ozodula | uzodula | awuzudula | ongezudula | ungezudula |
| Class 4 | izodula | ezodula | izodula | ayizudula | engezudula | ingezudula |
| Class 5 | lizodula | elizodula | lizodula | alizudula | elingezudula | lingezudula |
| Class 6 | azodula | azodula | ezodula | awazudula | angezudula | engezudula |
| Class 7 | sizodula | esizodula | sizodula | asizudula | esingezudula | singezudula |
| Class 8 | zizodula | ezizodula | zizodula | azizudula | ezingezudula | zingezudula |
| Class 9 | izodula | ezodula | izodula | ayizudula | engezudula | ingezudula |
| Class 10 | zizodula | ezizodula | zizodula | azizudula | ezingezudula | zingezudula |
| Class 11 | luzodula | oluzodula | luzodula | aluzudula | olungezudula | lungezudula |
| Class 14 | buzodula | obuzodula | buzodula | abuzudula | obungezudula | bungezudula |
| Class 15 | kuzodula | okuzodula | kuzodula | akuzudula | okungezudula | kungezudula |
| Class 17 | kuzodula | okuzodula | kuzodula | akuzudula | okungezudula | kungezudula |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyodula | engiyodula | ngiyodula | angiyudula | engingeyudula | ngingeyudula |
| 2nd singular | uyodula | oyodula | uyodula | awuyudula | ongeyudula | ungeyudula |
| 1st plural | siyodula | esiyodula | siyodula | asiyudula | esingeyudula | singeyudula |
| 2nd plural | niyodula | eniyodula | niyodula | aniyudula | eningeyudula | ningeyudula |
| Class 1 | uyodula | oyodula | eyodula | akayudula | ongeyudula | engeyudula |
| Class 2 | bayodula | abayodula | beyodula | abayudula | abangeyudula | bengeyudula |
| Class 3 | uyodula | oyodula | uyodula | awuyudula | ongeyudula | ungeyudula |
| Class 4 | iyodula | eyodula | iyodula | ayiyudula | engeyudula | ingeyudula |
| Class 5 | liyodula | eliyodula | liyodula | aliyudula | elingeyudula | lingeyudula |
| Class 6 | ayodula | ayodula | eyodula | awayudula | angeyudula | engeyudula |
| Class 7 | siyodula | esiyodula | siyodula | asiyudula | esingeyudula | singeyudula |
| Class 8 | ziyodula | eziyodula | ziyodula | aziyudula | ezingeyudula | zingeyudula |
| Class 9 | iyodula | eyodula | iyodula | ayiyudula | engeyudula | ingeyudula |
| Class 10 | ziyodula | eziyodula | ziyodula | aziyudula | ezingeyudula | zingeyudula |
| Class 11 | luyodula | oluyodula | luyodula | aluyudula | olungeyudula | lungeyudula |
| Class 14 | buyodula | obuyodula | buyodula | abuyudula | obungeyudula | bungeyudula |
| Class 15 | kuyodula | okuyodula | kuyodula | akuyudula | okungeyudula | kungeyudula |
| Class 17 | kuyodula | okuyodula | kuyodula | akuyudula | okungeyudula | kungeyudula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidule | ngingaduli |
| 2nd singular | udule | ungaduli |
| 1st plural | sidule | singaduli |
| 2nd plural | nidule | ningaduli |
| Class 1 | adule | angaduli |
| Class 2 | badule | bangaduli |
| Class 3 | udule | ungaduli |
| Class 4 | idule | ingaduli |
| Class 5 | lidule | lingaduli |
| Class 6 | adule | angaduli |
| Class 7 | sidule | singaduli |
| Class 8 | zidule | zingaduli |
| Class 9 | idule | ingaduli |
| Class 10 | zidule | zingaduli |
| Class 11 | ludule | lungaduli |
| Class 14 | budule | bungaduli |
| Class 15 | kudule | kungaduli |
| Class 17 | kudule | kungaduli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadula | ngangadula, angadula, angangadula |
| 2nd singular | wadula | wangadula, awadula, awangadula |
| 1st plural | sadula | sangadula, asadula, asangadula |
| 2nd plural | nadula | nangadula, anadula, anangadula |
| Class 1 | wadula | wangadula, akadula, akangadula |
| Class 2 | badula | bangadula, abadula, abangadula |
| Class 3 | wadula | wangadula, awadula, awangadula |
| Class 4 | yadula | yangadula, ayadula, ayangadula |
| Class 5 | ladula | langadula, aladula, alangadula |
| Class 6 | adula | angadula, awadula, awangadula |
| Class 7 | sadula | sangadula, asadula, asangadula |
| Class 8 | zadula | zangadula, azadula, azangadula |
| Class 9 | yadula | yangadula, ayadula, ayangadula |
| Class 10 | zadula | zangadula, azadula, azangadula |
| Class 11 | lwadula | lwangadula, alwadula, alwangadula |
| Class 14 | badula | bangadula, abadula, abangadula |
| Class 15 | kwadula | kwangadula, akwadula, akwangadula |
| Class 17 | kwadula | kwangadula, akwadula, akwangadula |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dula (6-3.9)”