different between sulu vs ulu

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

English

Etymology

From Inuktitut ?? (ulu, “woman's knife”).

Noun

ulu (plural ulus or uluit)

1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
2. Anglicized spelling of ?ulu (Hawaiian for breadfruit)

Translations

Anagrams

• Luu

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *ulug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u??u]
• Hyphenation: u?lu

Adjective

ulu

1. great (magnificent)
2. great (degree of kinship)

3. ancient

   Synonym: q?dim

4. (linguistics, genetics) proto-

Further reading

• “ulu” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Noun

ulu inan

1. bay

Derived terms

• ulu egin

See also

• badia
• ereinotz
• erramu
• zaunka

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *?ulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

From Lower Chinook ulu, a noun meaning hunger in the Lower Chinook language

Adjective

ulu

1. hungry

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *qulu, from Proto-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English wool.

Noun

?lù m (possessed form ?lùn)

1. wool
2. wool thread

Synonyms

• (wool): wul

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. growth
2. grove
3. flock

Derived terms

• ulu h?k?

Verb

ulu

1. (intransitive) to grow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *huru (compare Maori uru), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surup (compare Javanese surup).

Verb

ulu

1. (intransitive) to inspire; to be possessed by a god

Ido

Pronoun

ulu

1. someone

Inuktitut

Noun

ulu

1. Latin spelling of ?? (ulu)

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ulu]

Noun

ulu (Lontara spelling ????)

1. head

Matigsalug Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u.lu/

Noun

ulu m

1. locative/vocative singular of ul

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Turkish

Etymology

From Common Turkic *ulug.

Adjective

ulu (comparative daha ulu, superlative en ulu)

1. supreme, great, holy