烏拉

简 乌拉 · 繁 烏拉
Mandarin · pinyin wù la

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  1. leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草 wù la cǎo, worn in northeastern China during winter
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拉
lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
乌
wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
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4–5 · wu4 la5

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. (~鞋) a kind of shoe made from cattle hide and stuffed with Carex meyeriana (烏拉草), worn in the winter in northeastern China

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (historical) supply points, usually found in Tibet
  2. (historical) type of hard labor in Southwest China, especially Tibet
  3. (historical) people serving this type of hard labor

noun · Etymology 3

  1. (only used in placenames in Manchu areas) river

name · Etymology 3

  1. (~部) (historical) a tribe of Jurchen people

noun · Etymology 4

  1. bedding made of skins

intj · Etymology 5

  1. hooray

name · Etymology 6

  1. (~山) Alternative term for 烏拉爾/乌拉尔 (Wūlā'ěr, “Ural”).

noun · Etymology 7

  1. (only used in placenames) mountain

name · Etymology 7

  1. (~山) a mountain in Bayannur, which is part of the Yin Mountains

name · Etymology 8

  1. Ulla (name)

name · Etymology 9

  1. (uncommon) short for 烏拉圭/乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī, “Uruguay”)

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烏拉 · wu4 la5
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Exact source record烏拉 乌拉 [wu4 la5] /leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter/