# ulan
## English
### Noun

ulan (plural ulans)
* Alternative form of uhlan

### Anagrams

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

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* uwan — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ulán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)
* rain

### Verb

ulán (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)
* to rain
* to fall in large quantities

#### Related terms

* alindahaw (“drizzle”)
* taligsik
* talisik
* talithi
* uwan init (“sunshower”)

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hiligaynon ulan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uˈlan/, [uˈlãn]
* Hyphenation: u‧lan

### Noun

ulán
* rain
    Synonym: lluvia

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔuˈlan/ [ʔuˈlan]

### Noun

ulán
* rain

## Maguindanao
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

ulan (Jawi spelling اُوْلَنِ)
* month

##### Derived terms

* saulan
* sawlan
* ulan-ulan

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

ulan (Jawi spelling اُوْلَنِ)
* rain

##### Derived terms

* pegulan

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuːlɑn/

### Noun

ūlan
* plural of ūle

## Tagakaulu Kalagan
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulan
* rain

## Tagalog
### Etymology

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).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ulán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜈ᜔)
* rain
* (by extension) rapid falling of small objects (such as bullets, stones, etc.)

#### Derived terms

* bubog-ulan
* buhos na ulan
* mag-uulan
* magpaulan
* maulan
* maulanan
* pag-ulan
* pang-ulan
* paulanan
* tag-ulan
* tag-ulanin
* tubig-ulan
* tumag-ulan
* ulanan
* ulang-tikatik
* umulan
* umuulan-ulan

#### See also

* lirit
* sayi
* tikatik
* uulan ba

### Further reading

* “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

### Anagrams

* Luna

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ulan (Sulat Sūg spelling اُلَنْ)
* rain

#### Derived terms

* pangulan (“rainy”)

## Turkish
### Alternative forms

* lan

### Etymology

Mutation of oğlan.

### Interjection

ulan
* Said to get someone's attention in a rude or colloquial manner.
    Ulan çocuk, buraya gel! ― Hey kid, come here!
* An expression of frustration or anger for protest or reprimand
    Yeter ulan! Artık beni arama. ― Enough! Don't call me anymore.

#### Usage notes

* 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.

## Yakan
### Noun

ulan
* rain