उलूक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.luːk/

Noun

उलूक • (ulūk) m (Urdu spelling الوک)

1. (literary) owl

   Synonym: उल्लू (ullū)

Declension

Declension of उलूक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उलूक ulūk	उलूक ulūk
oblique	उलूक ulūk	उलूकों ulūkõ
vocative	उलूक ulūk	उलूको ulūko

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).

Noun

उलूक • (ulūka) m

1. fool

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ulūka (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀮𑀽𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• উলূক (Bengali script)
• උලූක (Sinhalese script)
• ဥလူက or ဢုလူၵ (Burmese script)
• อุลูก or อุลูกะ (Thai script)
• ᩏᩃᩪᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸລູກ or ອຸລູກະ (Lao script)
• ឧលូក (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄣𑄫𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

उलूक m

1. Devanagari script form of ulūka (“owl”)

Declension

Declension table of "उलूक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	उलूको (ulūko)	उलूका (ulūkā)
Accusative (second)	उलूकं (ulūkaṃ)	उलूके (ulūke)
Instrumental (third)	उलूकेन (ulūkena)	उलूकेहि (ulūkehi) or उलूकेभि (ulūkebhi)
Dative (fourth)	उलूकस्स (ulūkassa) or उलूकाय (ulūkāya) or उलूकत्थं (ulūkatthaṃ)	उलूकानं (ulūkānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	उलूकस्मा (ulūkasmā) or उलूकम्हा (ulūkamhā) or उलूका (ulūkā)	उलूकेहि (ulūkehi) or उलूकेभि (ulūkebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	उलूकस्स (ulūkassa)	उलूकानं (ulūkānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	उलूकस्मिं (ulūkasmiṃ) or उलूकम्हि (ulūkamhi) or उलूके (ulūke)	उलूकेसु (ulūkesu)
Vocative (calling)	उलूक (ulūka)	उलूका (ulūkā)

Sanskrit

Etymology

Possibly of imitative origin; cf. Latin ulucus, ulula (“owl”), Ancient Greek ὀλολύζω (ololúzō, “to cry out”). Alternatively, from an unattested compound *उरुह्क (uruhka, “broad-faced”), from उरु (uru, “wide”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ú.luː.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /uˈl̪uː.kɐ/

Noun

उलूक • (úlūka) stem, m

1. owl

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उलूक (úlūka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उलूकः úlūkaḥ	उलूकौ / उलूका¹ úlūkau / úlūkā¹	उलूकाः / उलूकासः¹ úlūkāḥ / úlūkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	उलूक úlūka	उलूकौ / उलूका¹ úlūkau / úlūkā¹	उलूकाः / उलूकासः¹ úlūkāḥ / úlūkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उलूकम् úlūkam	उलूकौ / उलूका¹ úlūkau / úlūkā¹	उलूकान् úlūkān
Instrumental	उलूकेन úlūkena	उलूकाभ्याम् úlūkābhyām	उलूकैः / उलूकेभिः¹ úlūkaiḥ / úlūkebhiḥ¹
Dative	उलूकाय úlūkāya	उलूकाभ्याम् úlūkābhyām	उलूकेभ्यः úlūkebhyaḥ
Ablative	उलूकात् úlūkāt	उलूकाभ्याम् úlūkābhyām	उलूकेभ्यः úlūkebhyaḥ
Genitive	उलूकस्य úlūkasya	उलूकयोः úlūkayoḥ	उलूकानाम् úlūkānām
Locative	उलूके úlūke	उलूकयोः úlūkayoḥ	उलूकेषु úlūkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: উলূৱা ফেঁচা (ulua phẽsa)
• Punjabi: ਉੱਲੂ (ullū)
• → Hindi: उलूक (ulūk)
• → Old Gujarati: उलूक (ulūka)
• Pali: ulūka
• → Tocharian B: uluke

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “उलूकः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “उलूक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 218/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 231