Utlanan

border / boundarynoun

Alternative meanings

border
boundary
limit
edge
borderline
dividing line
territorial boundary

Pronunciation

oot-LAH-nan

Root and affixes

Utlanan is related to the idea of a limit or the point where something ends. It can be used for physical, territorial, or figurative limits.

Variants or conjugations

utlanan = border / boundary / limit
pag-utlan = delimitation / act of limiting
daplin = edge / margin / side
limite = limit, modern loanword
frontera = frontier or border, loanword in some modern contexts

Related words and expressions

daplin = edge / margin
dalan = road / street
yuta = land / soil
teritoryo = territory
nasod = country / nation
limitar = to limit

Meaning and usage notes

Use utlanan for border or boundary in a general sense. For the edge of an object or surface, daplin may sound more natural.