Meanings
ululu1
- no pluralAn auspicious cry uttered by Indian women on festive occasions.
The women Rākṣasa gave out auspicious calls of ululu which, when joined with ululations, rose into the skies.
2004, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, The Slaying of Meghanada: A Ramayana from Colonial Bengal, page 2282 more examples
The use of Ululu […] as an auspicious sound is not only made by the women of Bengal, but also by the women of Orissa till to-day on festive occasions.
1982, The Orissa Historical Research Journal, page 205The women of the household utter a blood-curdling cry, onomatopoeically called the ululu, during the ārati. Bengali women utter this cry during all the high points of the Durga Pfija ritual.
2012, Hillary Rodrigues, Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess, page 54
Ululu2
- The sixth month of the Babylonian calendar.
In the Babylonian 19-year cycle, most of the leap years add a second Adaru, but in the 17ᵗʰ year of the cycle, they add a second Ululu.
2024, David Golinkin, “What Is The Purpose And History Of Adar II”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 87
Origin
Onomatopoeic. Not related to ululate, ululative, or ululation.
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