Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ulu

/ˈuːluː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
ulu
IPA
/ˈuːluː/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Breadfruit

adj

Remote; deserted

Colloquial

name

The second-largest island in the Duke of York island group.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

ulus (plural) uluit (plural) more ulu (comparative) most ulu (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ulu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈuːluː/.
What does ulu mean?
An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
Where does ulu come from?
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”).

How to pronounce ulu

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