different between sulk vs sulu

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?lk/
• Rhymes: -?lk

Etymology 1

Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcennesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English ?solcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from ?solcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English ?seolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkan? (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sél?-o-nom, from *sel?- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sar??- (such as Sanskrit ????? (s?játi), ?????? (sarjati), ????? (sárjana), ??? (s?ká)), possibly Hittite ???????????????? (ša-al-ak-zi /šalkzi/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak.

Verb

sulk (third-person singular simple present sulks, present participle sulking, simple past and past participle sulked)

1. (intransitive) to express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with skulk.

Synonyms

• mope

Related terms

• sulkily
• sulky

Translations

Noun

sulk (plural sulks)

1. A state of sulking.

   Leo has been in a sulk all morning.

2. A person who sulks

   Don't be such a sulk, Leo!

Translations

References

Etymology 2

Latin sulcus.

Noun

sulk (plural sulks)

1. A furrow.

References

• “sulk”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “sulk” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "sulk" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Lusk, lusk

English

Noun

sulu (plural sulus)

1. An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060909021217/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761595628_3/Pacific_Islands.html

Anagrams

• ulus

Estonian

Noun

sulu

1. genitive singular of sulg

Faroese

Etymology

From Zulu isiZulu.

Noun

sulu n

1. Zulu

Latvian

Noun

sulu f

1. accusative singular form of sula
2. instrumental singular form of sula
3. genitive plural form of sula

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Metaphony of svòlu, from Old Norse sv?lu, oblique cases singular of svala. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swalw?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²s?(?)l?/, /²s?(?).??/ (examples of pronunciation)

Noun

sulu f (definite singular sulua, indefinite plural suluer, definite plural suluene)

1. (nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of svale (“swallow”)

Turkish

Etymology

From su +? -lu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?u/
• Hyphenation: su?lu

Adjective

sulu (comparative daha sulu, superlative en sulu)

1. aqueous, juicy, watery
2. sassy

Antonyms

• susuz

Derived terms

• sululuk