Zulu

See also: ZULU, zulu, zulú, zulù, żulu, and Żulu

Translingual

Zulu [1]
Zulu [2]
Zulu [3]

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzulu][1]

Noun

Zulu

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter Z.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter Z.
  3. (time zone) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+00:00)


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

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References

  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English

Etymology

From Zulu umZulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzuːluː/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːluː

Noun

Zulu (countable and uncountable, plural Zulu or Zulus)

  1. A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.
  2. Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.
    Noon MST is 19:00 Zulu.

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Derived terms

Translations

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Proper noun

Zulu

  1. The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.
    Synonym: isiZulu

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Adjective

Zulu (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language.

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See also

Chichewa

Etymology

From Ngoni; compare Zulu umZulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzú.ɽu/

Proper noun

Zúlu

  1. a surname from Ngoni

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Zulu was the 4th most common surname in Zambia (212 468 persons = 1.4 percent of the population) and the 53rd most common surname in Malawi (23227 persons = 0.1 percent of the population).

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzulu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Zoeloe

Noun

Zulu ? (plural Zulu's)

  1. (law enforcement, slang) police helicopter
    Synonym: politiehelikopter
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