gulang

See also: gulaŋ

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• guwang

Etymology

Clipping of tigulang.

Adjective

gulang

1. mature

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀudaŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gu‧lang
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡulaŋ/, [ˈɡu.laŋ]

Noun

gúlang

1. age

   Synonym: edad

Adjective

gúlang

1. mature, ripe

   Synonym: tanang

   Antonym: hilaw

Derived terms

• maggulang
• magulang
• tigulang

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀudaŋ. Compare gurang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡulaŋ/, [ˈɡu.lɐŋ]
• Hyphenation: gu‧lang

Noun

gulang (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔)

1. age

   Synonym: edad

2. maturity; old age

   Synonyms: kagulangan, katandaan, kaedaran

3. cunningness; cleverness in deceit

   Synonyms: katusuhan, katalinuhan, pagkamapagsamantala

Derived terms

• gulangan
• gumulang
• kagulangan
• kulang sa gulang
• magkasinggulang
• magpagulang
• magulang
• may-gulang
• nakagugulang
• pagkamagulang
• pagulangin

 

See also

• ilang taong gulang ka na

 

Further reading

• “gulang” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “gulang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Rudaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary