Sulu

See also: sulu, and sùlù

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”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿／苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /sʊˈlu/

Proper noun

Sulu

1. A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul
2. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
3. (historical) the Sultanate of Sulu
4. (dated) Tausug language

Noun

Sulu (plural Sulus or Sulu)

1. 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

• “Sulu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ulus

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”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿／苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Su‧lu
• IPA^(key): /suˈlu/ [s̪ʊˈl̪u]

Proper noun

Sulú

1. Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
2. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
3. (historical) Sultanate of Sulu

Related terms

• Jolo

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsulu/, [ˈs̠ulu]
• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification^(key): Su‧lu

Proper noun

Sulu

1. Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
2. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)

Declension

Inflection of Sulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Sulu	—
genitive		Sulun	—
partitive		Sulua	—
illative		Suluun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Sulu	—
accusative	nom.	Sulu	—
	gen.	Sulun
genitive		Sulun	—
partitive		Sulua	—
inessive		Sulussa	—
elative		Sulusta	—
illative		Suluun	—
adessive		Sululla	—
ablative		Sululta	—
allative		Sululle	—
essive		Suluna	—
translative		Suluksi	—
abessive		Sulutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Suluni — accusative nom. Suluni — gen. Suluni genitive Suluni — partitive Suluani — inessive Sulussani — elative Sulustani — illative Suluuni — adessive Sulullani — ablative Sulultani — allative Sululleni — essive Sulunani — translative Sulukseni — abessive Suluttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sulusi — accusative nom. Sulusi — gen. Sulusi genitive Sulusi — partitive Suluasi — inessive Sulussasi — elative Sulustasi — illative Suluusi — adessive Sulullasi — ablative Sulultasi — allative Sulullesi — essive Sulunasi — translative Suluksesi — abessive Suluttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sulumme — accusative nom. Sulumme — gen. Sulumme genitive Sulumme — partitive Suluamme — inessive Sulussamme — elative Sulustamme — illative Suluumme — adessive Sulullamme — ablative Sulultamme — allative Sulullemme — essive Sulunamme — translative Suluksemme — abessive Suluttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sulunne — accusative nom. Sulunne — gen. Sulunne genitive Sulunne — partitive Suluanne — inessive Sulussanne — elative Sulustanne — illative Suluunne — adessive Sulullanne — ablative Sulultanne — allative Sulullenne — essive Sulunanne — translative Suluksenne — abessive Suluttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sulunsa — accusative nom. Sulunsa — gen. Sulunsa genitive Sulunsa — partitive Suluaan Suluansa — inessive Sulussaan Sulussansa — elative Sulustaan Sulustansa — illative Suluunsa — adessive Sulullaan Sulullansa — ablative Sulultaan Sulultansa — allative Sululleen Sulullensa — essive Sulunaan Sulunansa — translative Sulukseen Suluksensa — abessive Suluttaan Suluttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• lusu

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”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿／苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suˈlu/ [sʊˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Su‧lu

Proper noun

Sulú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ)

1. Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
2. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
3. (historical) Sultanate of Sulu

Related terms

• Jolo