ulus

1. plural ofulu

FromRussianулу́с(ulús), fromYakutулуус(uluus).

ulus (pluraluluses)

1. Anadministrative division of theSakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, similar toрайо́н(rajón,“district”) in Russia proper.

• Sulu,sulu

FromOttoman Turkishاولوس(ulus), from aMongolic source, compareMongolianулс(uls,“state, country”), fromOld Uyghur𐽰𐽳𐾁𐽳𐽿(uluš,“country, realm”) which is likely related toOld Uyghur𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽰𐽿𐽹𐽰𐽷(üleš-,“allot, to separate”),^[1] therefore fromProto-Turkic*üle-(“to divide, distribute, endow”).^[2] see more atüleş andüleşmek. Cognate withAzerbaijaniulus.

• IPA^(key):/uɫus/

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ulus (definite accusativeulusu,pluraluluslar)

1. nation

   Synonyms:millet,halk