ұлу
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ulu"
Kazakh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊ.luw/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠤᠤ (luu, “dragon”), from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇 (l²ü /lü/) which in turn is ultimately from Chinese 龍／龙 (lóng). Cognate with Mongolian луу (luu), Kyrgyz үлүл (ülül).
Noun
ұлу • (ūlu)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ұлу (ūlu) | ұлулар (ūlular) |
| genitive | ұлудың (ūludyñ) | ұлулардың (ūlulardyñ) |
| dative | ұлуға (ūluğa) | ұлуларға (ūlularğa) |
| accusative | ұлуды (ūludy) | ұлуларды (ūlulardy) |
| locative | ұлуда (ūluda) | ұлуларда (ūlularda) |
| ablative | ұлудан (ūludan) | ұлулардан (ūlulardan) |
| instrumental | ұлумен (ūlumen) | ұлулармен (ūlularmen) |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *ūlï- (“to cry, howl”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ulï-, “to cry noisily, howl”), Azerbaijani ulamaq (“to howl, wail”), Bashkir олоу (olow, “to howl”), Chuvash ӑлахма (ălahma, “to neigh”), Turkish ulumak (“to howl”), Kyrgyz улуу (uluu, “to howl”), Tuvan улуур (uluur, “to howl”), Uzbek ulimoq (“to howl”), Yakut улуй (uluy, “to howl”).
Verb
ұлу • (ūlu)
- to howl
- Жел ұлып тұр.
- Jel ūlyp tūr.
- The wind howls.