uling

See also: Uling and ULing

English

Verb

uling

1. present participle and gerund of ul

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

úling

1. charcoal

Verb

úling

1. to make charcoal

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ling
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔu.l̪ɪŋ]

Noun

uling

1. charcoal

Verb

uling

1. to make charcoal
2. to become charcoal

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

uling

1. charcoal

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.li̞ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uliŋ
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuriŋ/ [ˈʔuː.ri̞ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uriŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

úling

1. alternative spelling of oling

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of uling

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	uling, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) olong
	Sabangan	uling, (elderly) uling / uring
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	uling, (elderly) uling / uring

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

From uli +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊˈliŋ/ [ʊˈlɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ú‧ling

Conjunction

uling

1. because; due to

   Synonyms: kasi, pauli, anya, kaya

   Uling keka.

   Because of you.

   Uling makanian.

   Because it's like that.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

úling

1. charcoal

Derived terms

• kauling
• mauling

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

uling

1. charcoal

Maguindanao

Noun

uling

1. coal, charcoal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• oling — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ

Tagalog uling

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ. Compare Ilocano uging, Central Bikol uring, Maranao oring, and Tausug buling. See also Malay arang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.lɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -uliŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. charcoal

   Synonym: karbon

2. charcoal mark or dirt (on the skin or a surface)
3. soot

   Synonym: uling-aso

Derived terms

• mag-uling
• mag-uuling
• mang-uuling
• manguling
• mauling
• maulingan
• panguling
• pangunguling
• pinag-uulingan
• uling-aso
• uling-bao
• uling-bato
• uling-buto
• uling-kahoy
• uling-tigas
• ulingan
• ulingin

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. a kind of tree that gives resin

See also

• kayangkang

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq

Proto-Philippine *ulíq

Tagalog uli

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog uling

From uli (“return; again”) + -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔuˈliŋ/ [ʔʊˈlɪŋ] (“return”, adverb, noun)
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.lɪŋ] (“wandering”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -uliŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Adverb

ulíng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of uli (“again”)

Noun

ulíng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of uli (“return”)

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of uli (“wandering”)

Etymology 3

From uli (“kauri”) + -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.lɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -uliŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of uli (“kauri”)

Etymology 4

Etymology tree

Classical Nahuatl ōllibor.

Spanish hulebor.

Tagalog uli

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog uling

From uli (“oilcloth”) + -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliŋ/ [ˈʔuː.lɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -uliŋ
• Syllabification: u‧ling

Noun

uling (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of uli (“oilcloth”)

Further reading

• “uling”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “uling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qujiŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1345
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 869
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier., page 214
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 149: “Carvon) Oling (pp) ſea ol q̃ fuere de herreros o plateros”
  • page 576: “Tiznar) Oling (pp) a otro con tizne o lodo”
  • page 576: “Tizne) Oling (pp) de la chimenea”