ulu
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Singapore/ˈuːluː/
ulu noun: an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
Noun (1)
- An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
Noun (2)
ulu
Adjective
ulu (comparative more ulu, superlative most ulu)
- Remote; deserted
- Sembawang Park is considered to be one of the country's most ulu spots because of its comparative isolation, and it was almost empty.2007, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 157
- Just pretend you're walking in a more ulu part of Botanic Gardens.2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene xii, page 51
Proper noun capitalized: Ulu
Ulu
- The second-largest island in the Duke of York island group.
Forms of ulu
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ulus |
| plural | uluit |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more ulu |
| superlative | most ulu |
Origin of ulu
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”).
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻulu.
Borrowed from Malay ulu.
Phrases with ulu
Questions about ulu
- What does ulu mean?
- Ulu means an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
- What part of speech is ulu?
- Ulu can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ulu?
- Ulu is pronounced /ˈuːluː/ (Singapore).
- What is the plural of ulu?
- The plural of ulu is ulus.
Words near ulu in the dictionary
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