"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], dola [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʔ, -ulaʔ Etymology: From Proto-Central-Philippine *dúlaʔ (“to play; amuse oneself”). Compare Cebuano dula, Kamayo duwa, and Malagasy dôla. See also Kapampangan tula. 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, {{ncog|pam|tula}} Kapampangan tula, {{m-g|drama}} “drama” Head templates: {{tl-noun|dulâ,dulà|b=+}} dulâ or dulà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜎ)
  1. drama; stage play Synonyms: drama
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  2. (obsolete) joy Tags: obsolete Synonyms: galak, tuwa
    Sense id: en-dula-tl-noun-sRNAW2-R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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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