ulu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ulu"

English

A West Greenlandic ulu.

An Alaskan ulu.

Etymology 1

From Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”).

Noun

ulu (plural ulus or uluit)

1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.

Translations

knife

• Danish: ulo c
• German: Ulu
• Inuktitut: ᐅᓗ (olo)
• Russian: улу (ru) (ulu)
• Yup'ik: uluaq (most dialects), kegginalek (Chevak Cup'ik)

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian ʻulu.

Noun

ulu

1. (Hawaii) Breadfruit

Etymology 3

From Malay ulu.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈu˧.lu˦]

Adjective

ulu (comparative more ulu, superlative most ulu)

1. (colloquial, Singapore) Remote; deserted
   • 2007, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 157:

     Sembawang Park is considered to be one of the country's most ulu spots because of its comparative isolation, and it was almost empty.

   • 2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene xii, page 51:

     Just pretend you're walking in a more ulu part of Botanic Gardens.

Anagrams

• Luu

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *ulug.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ulu

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

   ulu baba ― great-grandfather

3. ancient

   Synonym: qədim

4. (linguistics, genetics) proto-

   ulu dil ― proto-language

Further reading

• “ulu” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ulu/ [u.lu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ulu
• Hyphenation: u‧lu

Noun

ulu inan

1. bay

Declension

Declension of ulu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ulu	ulua	uluak
ergative	uluk	uluak	uluek
dative	uluri	uluari	uluei
genitive	uluren	uluaren	uluen
comitative	ulurekin	uluarekin	uluekin
causative	ulurengatik	uluarengatik	uluengatik
benefactive	ulurentzat	uluarentzat	uluentzat
instrumental	uluz	uluaz	uluez
inessive	ulutan	uluan	uluetan
locative	ulutako	uluko	uluetako
allative	ulutara	ulura	uluetara
terminative	ulutaraino	uluraino	uluetaraino
directive	ulutarantz	ulurantz	uluetarantz
destinative	ulutarako	ulurako	uluetarako
ablative	ulutatik	ulutik	uluetatik
partitive	ulurik	—	—
prolative	ulutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• ulu egin

See also

• badia
• ereinotz
• erramu
• zaunka

Further reading

• “ulu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ulu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *ʔulu, 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

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Common Turkic *ulug. Cognate to Kumyk уллу (ullu), Karachay-Balkar уллу (ullu), etc.

Adjective

ulu

1. big, large

References

https://classes.ru/all-crtatar/dictionary-crtatar-russian-cyr-term-12056.htm

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔúː.lù/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔúː.lɪ̀]

Noun

ūlù m (possessed form ūlùn)

1. wool
2. wool thread

Synonyms

• (wool): wul

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.lu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. growth
2. grove
3. flock

Derived terms

• ulu hōkū

Verb

ulu

1. (intransitive) to grow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *huru (compare with Maori uru, Tahitian uru, Samoan ulu, Tongan hū all “to enter”) from Proto-Oceanic *huru (compare with Fijian curu (“to enter”)) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surup (“enter, penetrate”) – compare with Malay surup (“to possess”) and Javanese surup (“ibid., to enter”), Malay serap (“to absorb”), Tagalog sulop (“to seep, to penetrate”).

Verb

ulu

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

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /u.lʊ/

Noun

ulu

1. handle of a weapon or tools

   Ulu sengayuh ― Shaft of the paddle

   Ulu duku ― Haft of the bush-knife

2. upstream; inland
3. clue of a riddle

Verb

ulu

1. to guide; to lead

   Uluka iya aku ngagai tuchung Bukit Sibau.

   He led me to the crest of Mount Sibau

2. to accompany

   Alai Wat, uluka Igat betemu enggau kepala pengajar.

   Come on, Wat, accompany Igat to meet the headmaster.

Ido

Pronoun

ulu

1. someone

Inuktitut

Noun

ulu

1. Latin spelling of ᐅᓗ (olo)

Javanese

Romanization

ulu

1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦭꦸ

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

ulu

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

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu.

Noun

ulu

1. head

Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈulu]

Noun

ulu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨘᨒᨘ)

1. (anatomy) head

Malay

Adjective

ulu

1. Dated spelling of hulu (“upriver; 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): /ˈu.lu/
• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification: 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

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.lu]

Verb

ulu

1. (stative) to be slack (of rope, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ulu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toulu	foulu	miulu
2nd	noulu	niulu
3rd	Masculine	oulu	iulu, youlu†
Feminine	moulu
Neuter	iulu
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اولو (ulu, “great, big, large”), from Common Turkic *ulug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɫu/, [uˈɫ̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɫʊ
• Hyphenation: u‧lu

• Audio:

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Noun

ulu (definite accusative uluyu, plural ulular)

1. elder

   Synonym: büyük

   Boy uluları söylentileri doğrulamak için arkın çevresine bakındılar.

   Tribe elders checked around the canal in order to confirm the rumors.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ulu
Definite accusative	uluyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ulu	ulular
Definite accusative	uluyu	uluları
Dative	uluya	ululara
Locative	uluda	ulularda
Ablative	uludan	ululardan
Genitive	ulunun	uluların

Adjective

ulu

1. grand, great, lofty, sublime

   Synonyms: yüce, büyük

   Ulu babamız, bizi işit ve bize hayır eyle.

   Our great father, hear us and do us good.

Declension

predicative forms of ulu

present tense
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (I am)	uluyum	ulu muyum?	ulu değilim	ulu değil miyim?
sen (you are)	ulusun	ulu musun?	ulu değilsin	ulu değil misin?
o (he/she/it is)	ulu / uludur	ulu mu?	ulu değil	ulu değil mi?
biz (we are)	uluyuz	ulu muyuz?	ulu değiliz	ulu değil miyiz?
siz (you are)	ulusunuz	ulu musunuz?	ulu değilsiniz	ulu değil misiniz?
onlar (they are)	ulu(lar)	ulu(lar) mı?	ulu değil(ler)	ulu değiller mi?
past tense
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (I was)	uluydum	ulu muydum?	ulu değildim	ulu değil miydim?
sen (you were)	uluydun	ulu muydun?	ulu değildin	ulu değil miydin?
o (he/she/it was)	uluydu	ulu muydu?	ulu değildi	ulu değil miydi?
biz (we were)	uluyduk	ulu muyduk?	ulu değildik	ulu değil miydik?
siz (you were)	uluydunuz	ulu muydunuz?	ulu değildiniz	ulu değil miydiniz?
onlar (they were)	uluydular	ulu muydular?	ulu değildi(ler) / değillerdi	ulu değil miydiler?
indirect past
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (I was)	uluymuşum	ulu muymuşum?	ulu değilmişim	ulu değil miymişim?
sen (you were)	uluymuşsun	ulu muymuşsun?	ulu değilmişsin	ulu değil miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was)	uluymuş	ulu muymuş?	ulu değilmiş	ulu değil miymiş?
biz (we were)	uluymuşuz	ulu muymuşuz?	ulu değilmişiz	ulu değil miymişiz?
siz (you were)	uluymuşsunuz	ulu muymuşsunuz?	ulu değilmişsiniz	ulu değil miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were)	uluymuşlar	ulu muymuşlar?	ulu değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş	ulu değil miymişler?
conditional
	positive, declarative	positive, interrogative	negative, declarative	negative, interrogative
ben (if I)	uluysam	ulu muysam?	ulu değilsem	ulu değil miysem?
sen (if you)	uluysan	ulu muysan?	ulu değilsen	ulu değil miysen?
o (if he/she/it)	uluysa	ulu muysa?	ulu değilse	ulu değil miyse?
biz (if we)	uluysak	ulu muysak?	ulu değilsek	ulu değil miysek?
siz (if you)	uluysanız	ulu muysanız?	ulu değilseniz	ulu değil miyseniz?
onlar (if they)	uluysalar	ulu muysalar?	ulu değilseler / değillerse	ulu değil miyseler?

Further reading

• “ulu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ulu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ lù (“to beat”). Literally, “that which is beaten”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.lù/

Noun

ùlù

1. (Ekiti, Ijesha) Alternative form of ìlù (“drum, percussion”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba ìlú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.lú/

Noun

ùlú

1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ijesha, Ikalẹ, Ondo, Ọwọ) city, town, country

   Ọba òun ùjòyè wà núlùú. ― The monarch and the chiefs are in the city. (Ìjẹ̀bú)

Derived terms

• ùloòyìnbó (“The Western world”)