"dula" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /duˈlaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [d̪ʊˈlaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈdulaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈd̪uː.lɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: dulâ [canonical], dulà [canonical], ᜇᜓᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ, -ulaʔ Etymology: From Proto-Central-Philippine *dúlaʔ (“to play; amuse oneself”). Compare Cebuano dula, Kamayo duwa, and Malagasy dôla. The sense “drama” was introduced in the early 20th century. Etymology templates: {{cog|ceb|dula}} Cebuano dula, {{cog|kyk|duwa}} Kamayo duwa, {{cog|mg|dola|alt=dôla}} Malagasy dôla Head templates: {{tl-noun|dulâ|b=+|head2=dulà}} dulâ or dulà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜎ)
  1. drama; stage play Synonyms: drama
    Sense id: en-dula-tl-noun-pe1T8deI Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 1 1 22 1 1 1 3 21 21 1 2 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 24 1 1 1 1 22 22 1 1 24 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 86 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 79 21
  2. (obsolete) joy Tags: obsolete Synonyms: galak, tuwa
    Sense id: en-dula-tl-noun-sRNAW2-R Categories (other): Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dola [obsolete], Spanish-based orthography Related terms: parsa, sarsuwela
Derived forms: dula-dulaan, dulaan, dulain, dulambuhay, isadula, lakandula, madula, madulain, magsadula, mandudula, pagsasadula, pandudula, pandula

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dula-dulaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dulaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dulain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dulambuhay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "isadula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lakandula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "madula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "madulain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "magsadula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mandudula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pagsasadula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pandudula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pandula"
    }
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        "1": "ceb",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kyk",
        "2": "duwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamayo duwa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mg",
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        "alt": "dôla"
      },
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    }
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    },
    {
      "form": "dulà",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪ʊˈlaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdulaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪uː.lɐʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulaʔ"
    }
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    "Tagalog lemmas",
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    {
      "word": "dulain"
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    {
      "word": "dulambuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "isadula"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakandula"
    },
    {
      "word": "madula"
    },
    {
      "word": "madulain"
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      "word": "magsadula"
    },
    {
      "word": "mandudula"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagsasadula"
    },
    {
      "word": "pandudula"
    },
    {
      "word": "pandula"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kyk",
        "2": "duwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamayo duwa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "alt": "dôla"
      },
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    }
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dulà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜇᜓᜎ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "parsa"
    },
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    }
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        [
          "stage",
          "stage"
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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        "(obsolete) joy"
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/duˈlaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪ʊˈlaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdulaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪uː.lɐʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulaʔ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
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      "word": "dola"
    },
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      "word": "Spanish-based orthography"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dula"
}

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