"kulan" meaning in Sundanese

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Interjection

Forms: ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪ [Sundanese, character], kaulan [alternative], lan [alternative], kaulanun [alternative]
Etymology: From earlier kaulan, from earlier kaulanun, shortening of Blend of kaula (“I”) + nun (“response interjection”). Cognate with Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”) Etymology templates: {{blend|su|kaula|nun|t1=I|t2=response interjection}} Blend of kaula (“I”) + nun (“response interjection”), {{cog|jv|ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀||hello, excuse me}} Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”) Head templates: {{head|su|interjection|Sundanese script|ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪}} kulan (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪)
  1. (men's speech, polite) Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention to the other person's call, usually a superior: yes? Tags: polite Synonyms: kah
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      "args": {
        "1": "su",
        "2": "kaula",
        "3": "nun",
        "t1": "I",
        "t2": "response interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of kaula (“I”) + nun (“response interjection”)",
      "name": "blend"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hello, excuse me"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier kaulan, from earlier kaulanun, shortening of Blend of kaula (“I”) + nun (“response interjection”). Cognate with Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪",
      "tags": [
        "Sundanese",
        "character"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaulan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaulanun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "su",
        "2": "interjection",
        "3": "Sundanese script",
        "4": "ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sundanese",
  "lang_code": "su",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sundanese blends",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sundanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ema: Ujang?\nUjang: Kulan, mah?\nMother: Ujang?\nUjang: Yes, mother?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention to the other person's call, usually a superior: yes?"
      ],
      "id": "en-kulan-su-intj--0MrWfXu",
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "men's speech",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(men's speech, polite) Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention to the other person's call, usually a superior: yes?"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kah"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kulan"
}
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        "2": "kaula",
        "3": "nun",
        "t1": "I",
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      },
      "expansion": "Blend of kaula (“I”) + nun (“response interjection”)",
      "name": "blend"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hello, excuse me"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier kaulan, from earlier kaulanun, shortening of Blend of kaula (“I”) + nun (“response interjection”). Cognate with Javanese ꦏꦸꦭꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (kulanuwun, “hello, excuse me”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪",
      "tags": [
        "Sundanese",
        "character"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaulan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaulanun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "su",
        "2": "interjection",
        "3": "Sundanese script",
        "4": "ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪"
      },
      "expansion": "kulan (Sundanese script ᮊᮥᮜᮔ᮪)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sundanese",
  "lang_code": "su",
  "pos": "intj",
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        "Sundanese lemmas",
        "Sundanese men's speech terms",
        "Sundanese polite terms",
        "Sundanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ema: Ujang?\nUjang: Kulan, mah?\nMother: Ujang?\nUjang: Yes, mother?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention to the other person's call, usually a superior: yes?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "men's speech",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(men's speech, polite) Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention to the other person's call, usually a superior: yes?"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kah"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kulan"
}

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