Sulu
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”).[1][2] Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sulu
- A province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago.
- An archipelago in the southern part of the Philippines.
- (historical) the Sultanate of Sulu.
- (dated) Tausug language.
Noun[edit]
Sulu (plural Sulus or Sulu)
- A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.
- 1908, George Frederick Kunz, Charles Hugh Stevenson, The Book of the Pearl, →ISBN, page 216:
- That is the reason why the Sulu people have the right, and that they came to make the dredge (badja) to get the mother-of-pearl shell from the deep, because they can not see them.
- 1921, Ignacio Villamor, Felipe Buencamino, Census of the Philippine Islands - Volume II, page 950:
- At the present time there are but few remains on the Island of Jolo of the past glory and civilization of the Sulu people.
- 1970, Leigh R. Wright, The Origins of British Borneo, page 34:
- If the Spaniards merely meant to subjugate the Sulu, suppressing piracy and lawlessness on the way and no more, they would have been applauded in many quarters.
References[edit]
- ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu[1], page 133
- ^ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug[2], archived from the original on 5 March 2022
- “Sulu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”).[1][2] Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sulú
- Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)
- (historical) Sultanate of Sulu
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu[3], page 133
- ^ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug[4], archived from the original on 5 March 2022
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Sulu, from Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sulu
- Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Sulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Sulu | — | ||
genitive | Sulun | — | ||
partitive | Sulua | — | ||
illative | Suluun | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Sulu | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Sulu | — | |
gen. | Sulun | |||
genitive | Sulun | — | ||
partitive | Sulua | — | ||
inessive | Sulussa | — | ||
elative | Sulusta | — | ||
illative | Suluun | — | ||
adessive | Sululla | — | ||
ablative | Sululta | — | ||
allative | Sululle | — | ||
essive | Suluna | — | ||
translative | Suluksi | — | ||
abessive | Sulutta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”).[1][2] Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sulú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ)
- (lalawigan/probinsiya ng ~) Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)
- (historical) Sultanate of Sulu
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu[5], page 133
- ^ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug[6], archived from the original on 5 March 2022
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Tausug
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- English dated terms
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with quotations
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- Cebuano terms borrowed from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Tausug
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano proper nouns
- ceb:Sulu, Philippines
- ceb:Provinces of the Philippines
- ceb:Places in the Philippines
- ceb:Islands
- Cebuano terms with historical senses
- ceb:Historical polities
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish terms derived from Spanish
- Finnish terms derived from Tausug
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ulu
- Rhymes:Finnish/ulu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Sulu, Philippines
- fi:Provinces of the Philippines
- fi:Places in the Philippines
- fi:Islands
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Tausug
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Sulu, Philippines
- tl:Provinces of the Philippines
- tl:Places in the Philippines
- tl:Islands
- Tagalog terms with historical senses