"Dula" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

dúlà - (H) To lose, miss, mislay, suffer the
loss of, incur—, meet with—, experience—,
a loss, to deprive, get rid off, divest—,
dispossess—, oneself of. Indì ka magdúlà
sang lyábi or índì mo pagduláon ang
lyábi. Don’t lose the key. Nadúlà ang lyábi.
The key got lost,—is lost. Naduláan akó
sang lyábi sang ákon hulút. I lost,—
mislaid, the key of my room. Duláa ang

dúklong – dúli
mga batásan nga maláut. Rid yourself of
your bad manners. Nakítà ko na ang lápis
nga ímo nga gindúlà. I have found the
pencil you lost. Kon magkadúlà ang ímo
mánggad maduláan ka man sang
pagkaábyan sang madámù nga kilála mo.
If you should suffer the loss of your wealth
you will also be deprived of the friendship
of many of your acquaintances. Ang ádlaw
nagaamátamát na sang dúlà sa katúndan.
The sun is now slowly disappearing in the
West. Ang nawád-an sing pagláum
maduláan sang tanán nga kalípay sa
pangabúhì. One deprived of hope loses all
joy in life. (cf. walâ, alimúnaw).

dula
Definition: (noun) drama, stage play
2
Definition: (syn) drama

dulâ - Spittle, saliva, expectoration; to spit,
expectorate. Indì ka magdulâ dirí. Don’t
spit here. Gindulaán níya siá. He spat on
him. Ginadilían ang pagdulâ dirí. Spitting
is prohibited here. (cf. dúplà).

dula a for animals to be shy and not allow anyone to approach them.
Lisud dakpun ang sunuy nga dula kaáyu, Its hard to catch a rooster that is very shy.
v [B1; b6] be shy.
Nagkadula ang mga ungguy sukad napusilan ug usa, The monkeys are becoming shier now that one of them was shot.

dúlà v {1} [AC; abc] play, play a game.
Ang bátà nagdúwà sa íyang tái, The child is playing with its feces.
Makigdúlà aku nímug tínis, Ill play a game of tennis with you.
Duláun nátù ang Píi run, Lets make our P.
E.
class into a play session.
Ása man duláa ang inyung baskit?
Where will you hold your basket-ball game?
Ayawg dulái nang makinilya, Dont play with that machine.
Dúgay nang wà sila nátù igdúlà, We havent played against them in a long time.
{2} [A; c1] stage a performance.
Makbit ang sunud nílang duwáun (idúwà), The next thing they will put on is Macbeth.
{3} [A] gambling, esp.
in a table game.
Túa siya sa madyungan nagdúlà, She is in the mahjong den, gambling.
{4} [C13; b6] pull s.t.
on s.
o.
Nagkadúlà giyud ang ílang pagkahambugiru, They tried to impress each other with their tall stories.
Giduláan níya si Nánay sa íyang paráyig ug gitugtan, She pulled a fast one on Mama by playing up to her, and Mama allowed her to go.
n {1} game.
{2} drama.
Dúlà sa kinabúhì, Drama of life.
-an n {1} toy.
{2} musical instrument.
-ánan n 1, 2 = -an.
{3} playground.
{4} gambling den.
ka- {1} playmate.
{2} one whom one plays a game with.