sulu (pluralsulus)
- An all-purposeskirt-likegarment worn by men and women inFiji.
Fromsu +-lu.
- IPA(key): /suˈɫu/
- Hyphenation:su‧lu
sulu (comparativedaha sulu,superlativeən sulu)
- watery
- juicy
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*suluq.
sulu
- Obsolete form ofsulo.
sulu
- genitivesingular ofsulg
FromZuluisiZulu.
sulu n
- Zulu
sulu
- nail (on fingers/toes)
sulu f
- inflection ofsula:
- accusative/instrumentalsingular
- genitiveplural
Metaphony ofsvòlu, fromOld Norsesvǫlu, oblique cases singular ofsvala. Ultimately fromProto-Germanic*swalwǭ. The form is attested since 18th century.
- IPA(key): /²sʉ(ː)lʉ/,/²sʉ(ː).ɽʉ/
sulu f (definite singularsulua,indefinite pluralsuluer,definite pluralsuluene)
- (nonstandard, dialectal)alternative form ofsvale(“swallow”)
FromProto-Oceanic*suʀuq, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀuq(“sap, juice”).
sulu (possessivesuulaorsuluna)
- juice,liquid (of fruit)
- suula niu ―coconutwater
- suula aranisi ―orangejuice
- suula qasai ―mangojuice
- broth,sauce,gravy (in cooking)
Kuqufia fasisuula iqa qena.- Drink the fishbroth.
- Frantisek Lichtenberk,A Grammar of Toqabaqita (2008)
FromOttoman Turkishصولو(sulu). Bysurface analysis,su +-lu.
- IPA(key): /suˈɫu/
- Hyphenation:su‧lu
sulu
- aqueous,juicy,watery
- sassy
Western Bukidnon Manobo
[edit]sulu
- nail (on fingers/toes)
