adj
Meaning 1
Remote; deserted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, colloquial
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Standard Lemma guide
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Singapore: /ˈuːluː/
name
Meaning 2
The second-largest island in the Duke of York island group.
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noun
Meaning 3
An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
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noun
Meaning 4
Breadfruit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hawaii
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay ulu.
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”).
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻulu.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: ulo — knife
- German: Ulu — knife
- Inuktitut: ᐅᓗ (olo) — knife
- Russian: улу (ulu) — knife
- Yup'ik: uluaq — knife
- Yup'ik: kegginalek (Chevak Cup'ik) — knife