اولو
See also: أولو
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ulug (“big, great”).
Adjective
اولو • (ulu)
Derived terms
- اولوجه (uluca)
- اولولق (ululuk)
Descendants
- Turkish: ulu
Etymology 2
Of Turkic origin. See Turkish ölü.
Adjective
اولو • (ölü)
Derived terms
- اولوجی (ölücü)
Descendants
- Turkish: ölü
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Adjective
اولو • (evli)
Descendants
- Turkish: evli
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Arabic أُولُو (ʔulū).
Noun
اولو • (ülu, ulu) (Arabic oblique اولی)
- plural of ذو (zu, “possessor of”)
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 268
Pattani Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”). Cognate with Malay hulu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔu.lu/
Noun
اولو (ulu) (Thai spelling อูลู)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أُولُو (ʔulū).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔu.ˈluː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.lúː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo.lúː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu.lú]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ulū |
| Dari reading? | ulū |
| Iranian reading? | olu |
| Tajik reading? | ulu |
Noun
| Dari | اولو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | улу |
اولو • (olu, ulu) (Arabic oblique اولی)
- plural of ذو (zu)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اولو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أُولُو (ʔulū).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʊ.luː/
Noun
اولو • (ulū) (Arabic oblique اولی)
- plural of ذو (ẕū)
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “اولو”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.