ulu

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Singapore/ˈuːluː/

noun

An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.

OriginInuktitut ᐅᓗ →
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Meanings

ulu1

nounulu (plural ulus or uluit)

plural ulus · plural uluit

  1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.

ulu2

noun
  1. HawaiiBreadfruit

ulu3

adjectiveulu (comparative more ulu, superlative most ulu)

comparative more ulu · superlative most ulu

  1. SinglishcolloquialRemote; deserted

    Just pretend you're walking in a more ulu part of Botanic Gardens.

    2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene xii, page 51
    1 more example

    Sembawang Park is considered to be one of the country's most ulu spots because of its comparative isolation, and it was almost empty.

    2007, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 157

Ulu4

proper noun
  1. The second-largest island in the Duke of York island group.

Origin

ulu · noun

  1. Inuktitutᐅᓗ
  2. Inuktitutᐅᓗ
  3. Englishulu

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”).

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ulu · noun

  1. Hawaiianʻulu
  2. Hawaiianʻulu
  3. Englishulu

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻulu.

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ulu · adjective

  1. Malayulu
  2. Malayulu
  3. Englishulu

Borrowed from Malay ulu.

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Translations

Danish ulo
  • uloknife
German Ulu
  • Uluknife
Russian улу
  • улу (ulu)knife

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Luu
Cite this entry
APA

ulu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulu

MLA

“ulu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ulu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulu.

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