ulā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ula"

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Sulaʀ. Doublet of ulĕr (“caterpillar”).

Noun

ulā

1. snake (legless reptile).

   Synonyms: bhujaga, bhujaṅga, sarīsṛpa, sarpa, wileśaya, wyāla

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦸꦭ (ula, “snake”)

Further reading

• "ulā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.