"ulu" meaning in English

See ulu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈu˧.lu˦] [Singapore] Forms: more ulu [comparative], most ulu [superlative]
Etymology: From Malay ulu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|ulu}} Malay ulu Head templates: {{en-adj}} ulu (comparative more ulu, superlative most ulu)
  1. (colloquial, Singapore) Remote; deserted Tags: Singapore, colloquial Categories (topical): Cutlery
    Sense id: en-ulu-en-adj--lm47RyV Disambiguation of Cutlery: 72 20 8 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Singlish, Ọwọ Yoruba Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 26 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 16 2 Disambiguation of Singlish: 64 31 5 Disambiguation of Ọwọ Yoruba: 1 1 0 3 2 2 7 2 16 11 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 5 5 2 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 2 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: ulus [plural], uluit [plural]
Etymology: From Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|iu|ᐅᓗ||woman's knife}} Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|uluit}} ulu (plural ulus or uluit)
  1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women. Translations (knife): ulo [common-gender] (Danish), Ulu (German), ᐅᓗ (olo) (Inuktitut), улу (ulu) (Russian), uluaq [dialectal] (Yup'ik), kegginalek (Chevak Cup'ik) (Yup'ik)
    Sense id: en-ulu-en-noun-jfSrtATy Categories (other): Ijẹbu Yoruba, Ijẹṣa Yoruba, Ikalẹ Yoruba Disambiguation of Ijẹbu Yoruba: 1 1 0 2 0 1 7 1 8 17 2 1 1 1 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 2 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Ijẹṣa Yoruba: 1 1 0 2 0 1 7 1 8 17 2 1 1 1 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 2 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Ikalẹ Yoruba: 1 1 0 2 0 1 7 1 8 17 2 1 1 1 2 7 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 2 1 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Hawaiian ʻulu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|ʻulu}} Hawaiian ʻulu Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ulu
  1. (Hawaii) Breadfruit Tags: Hawaii
    Sense id: en-ulu-en-noun-kvDhmaKT Categories (other): Hawaiian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ulu meaning in English (4.4kB)

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