# 烏拉
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Manchu ᡤᡡᠯᡥᠠ (gūlha, “boot”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wùla, wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ, ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wùla
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wùlå
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^4$-la$^5$
*** Yale: wù-la
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh.la
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵¹ lä¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wula
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Noun

烏拉
* (～鞋) a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana (烏拉草), worn in the winter in northeastern China

##### Derived terms

* 烏拉草 / 乌拉草

##### Descendants

* → Mongolian:
    Mongolian script: ᠤᠤᠯᠠ (uula)
    Cyrillic script: уул (uul)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (ulag-a, “relay station”); compare Tibetan འུ་ལག ('u lag, “compulsory post service”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wula
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Noun

烏拉
* (historical) supply points, usually found in Tibet
* (historical) type of hard labor in Southwest China, especially Tibet
* (historical) people serving this type of hard labor

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Manchu ᡠᠯᠠ (ula).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wula
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Noun

烏拉
* (only used in placenames in Manchu areas) river

##### Derived terms

* 吉林烏拉 / 吉林乌拉

#### Proper noun

烏拉
* (～部) (historical) a tribe of Jurchen people

##### Derived terms

* 烏拉那拉 / 乌拉那拉

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Oroqen [Term?].

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wula
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Noun

烏拉
* bedding made of skins

### Etymology 5

Borrowed from Russian ура (ura).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wula
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Interjection

烏拉
* hooray
** 2006, Mo Yan, chapter 17, in Howard Goldblatt, transl., 生死疲劳 [Life and Death are Wearing Me Out], page 146:
       Jǐgè yǒu wénhuà de xiǎo qīngnián luàn hǎn “wūlā”, méiyǒu wénhuà de hǎn “wànsuì”. [Pinyin]
       “Hooray!” by the uncultured, “Long Life!” by their opposite numbers.

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
*** Wade–Giles: Wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: Wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
*** Palladius: Ула (Ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Proper noun

烏拉
* (～山) Alternative term for 烏拉爾／乌拉尔 (Wūlā'ěr, “Ural”).

### Etymology 7

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ (aɣula, “mountain”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wula
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ulha
*** Palladius: ула (ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Noun

烏拉
* (only used in placenames) mountain

#### Proper noun

烏拉
* (～山) a mountain in Bayannur, which is part of the Yin Mountains

### Etymology 8
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
*** Wade–Giles: Wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: Wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
*** Palladius: Ула (Ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Proper noun

烏拉
* Ulla (name)

### Etymology 9
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Wūlā
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Wūlā
*** Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Wula
*** Wade–Giles: Wu$^1$-la$^1$
*** Yale: Wū-lā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ulha
*** Palladius: Ула (Ula)
*** Sinological IPA : /u⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

#### Proper noun

烏拉
* (uncommon) Short for 烏拉圭／乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī, “Uruguay”).