Tagalog Word of the Day
ulan
/U-lan/ • noun — 2nd of May, 2026
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Meaning: rain; precipitation (water falling from the sky)
Examples
- Malakas ang ulan ngayon.
(The rain is heavy today.) - Magdala ka ng payong kapag umuulan.
(Bring an umbrella when it's raining.) - Naantala ang klase dahil sa ulan.
(Classes were delayed because of the rain.)
Synonyms
- ambon
- pag-ulan
Ulan is the common word for rain and appears in everyday conversation and weather reports. Verb forms use affixes (e.g., umuulan = 'it's raining', umulan = 'to rain') and common collocations include 'malakas na ulan' (heavy rain) and 'mahinang ulan' or 'ambon' (light rain/drizzle).
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