ulung
Polish
Alternative forms
- ulong, oolung, oolong, wulung
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 烏龍／乌龙 / 乌龙 (wūlóng), from 烏／乌 / 乌 (wū, “black”) + 龍／龙 / 龙 (lóng, “dragon”). In the sense 1, the form is a dialectal or humorous pronunciation of the third-person singular masculine past of ulęgać with connotations to the name of the tea, probably due to the 1980s joke czy znasz bajkę o herbacie? Gdzieś ty się chamie ulung! [instead of standard ulągł] (Do you know a story about tea? Where were you raised, you prick!)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.luŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uluŋk
- Syllabification: u‧lung
Noun
ulung m inan
- oolong tea (type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea)
- (prison slang, by extension) tea (in general)
Declension
Declension of ulung
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ulung | ulungi |
| genitive | ulungu | ulungów |
| dative | ulungowi | ulungom |
| accusative | ulung | ulungi |
| instrumental | ulungiem | ulungami |
| locative | ulungu | ulungach |
| vocative | ulungu | ulungi |
Noun
ulung m pers
- (colloquial, slang) dumbhead, dumbass (stupid person)
Declension
Declension of ulung
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ulung | ulundzy |
| genitive | ulunga | ulungów |
| dative | ulungowi | ulungom |
| accusative | ulunga | ulungów |
| instrumental | ulungiem | ulungami |
| locative | ulungu | ulungach |
| vocative | ulungu | ulundzy |
References
- ulung – Młodzieżowe Słowo Roku PWN
Further reading
- ulung in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ulung in Polish dictionaries at PWN