sulu
/sʊˈlu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)
name
the Sultanate of Sulu
Example Sentences
- "That is the reason why the Sulu people have the right, and that they came to make the dredge (badja) to get the mother-of-pearl shell from the deep, because they can not see them."
- "At the present time there are but few remains on the Island of Jolo of the past glory and civilization of the Sulu people."
- "If the Spaniards merely meant to subjugate the Sulu, suppressing piracy and lawlessness on the way and no more, they would have been applauded in many quarters."
Etymology
From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 /苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Joló, Sulug