"ulu" meaning in Yoruba

See ulu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ù.lù/ Forms: ùlù [canonical]
Etymology: From ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lù (“to beat”). Literally, “that which is beaten”. Etymology templates: {{affix|yo|ù-|lù|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to beat}} ù- (“nominalizing prefix”) + lù (“to beat”), {{m-g|that which is beaten}} “that which is beaten”, {{lit|that which is beaten}} Literally, “that which is beaten” Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ùlù|head2=}} ùlù, {{yo-pos|noun|ùlù|}} ùlù, {{yo-noun|ùlù}} ùlù
  1. (Ekiti, Ijesha) Alternative form of ìlù (“drum, percussion”) Tags: Ekiti, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ìlù (extra: drum, percussion)
    Sense id: en-ulu-yo-noun-2EOq-iRQ Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Ijẹṣa Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header, Yoruba terms prefixed with u- Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ù.lú/ Forms: ùlú [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Yoruba ìlú Etymology templates: {{cog|yo|ìlú}} Yoruba ìlú Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=ùlú|head2=}} ùlú, {{yo-pos|noun|ùlú|}} ùlú, {{yo-noun|ùlú}} ùlú
  1. (Ekiti, Ijebu, Ijesha, Ikalẹ, Ondo, Ọwọ) city, town, country Tags: Ekiti Derived forms: ùloòyìnbó (english: The Western world)
    Sense id: en-ulu-yo-noun-vS5LMFCI Categories (other): Ekiti Yoruba, Ijẹbu Yoruba, Ijẹṣa Yoruba, Ikalẹ Yoruba, Ondo Yoruba, Ọwọ Yoruba, Ondo Yoruba Disambiguation of Ondo Yoruba: 1 1 0 2 0 1 5 1 6 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 7 1 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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