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English
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”).[1][2] Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sulu
- A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
- (historical) the Sultanate of Sulu
- (dated) Tausug language
Noun
Sulu (plural Sulus or Sulu)
- A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.
1908, George Frederick Kunz, Charles Hugh Stevenson, The Book of the Pearl, →ISBN, page 216:That is the reason why the Sulu people have the right, and that they came to make the dredge (badja) to get the mother-of-pearl shell from the deep, because they can not see them.
1921, Ignacio Villamor, Felipe Buencamino, Census of the Philippine Islands - Volume II, page 950:At the present time there are but few remains on the Island of Jolo of the past glory and civilization of the Sulu people.
1970, Leigh R. Wright, The Origins of British Borneo, page 34:If the Spaniards merely meant to subjugate the Sulu, suppressing piracy and lawlessness on the way and no more, they would have been applauded in many quarters.
References
- ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu, page 133
- ^ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug, archived from the original on 5 March 2022
Anagrams
Cebuano
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”).[1][2] Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Su‧lu
- IPA(key): /suˈlu/
Proper noun
Sulú
- Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
- (historical) Sultanate of Sulu
References
- ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu, page 133
- ^ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug, archived from the original on 5 March 2022
Finnish
Etymology
From English Sulu, 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).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sulu
- Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
Declension
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”).[1][2] Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿/苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sulú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ)
- Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
- (historical) Sultanate of Sulu
References
- ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu, page 133
- ^ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug, archived from the original on 5 March 2022