English Explanatory Dictionary

sulu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.
name
  1. A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul.
  2. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)
  3. the Sultanate of Sulu
  4. Tausug language
noun
  1. A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sulu.wav /sʊˈlu/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Sulu.wav

Word forms

sulu sulus

Etymology

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).

Derived words

Sulu boobook Sulu Sea
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