উলু
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Bengali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka), उलूप (ulūpa), उलप (ulapa, “bush, shrub, grass”).
Noun[edit]
উলু • (ulu)
- (broadly) any reed, sugarcane, tall grass, often used for thatching
- (strictly) cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- (strictly) wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit उलुलि (ululi), उलूलु (ulūlu, “cry of rejoice”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- উলুলু (ululu)
Noun[edit]
উলু • (ulu)
- ululudhvani, a type of ululation made by Eastern South Asian Hindu women during communal festivals.
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ulapa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 110
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ululi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 110