Uluとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐅᓗ (olo, “woman's knife”).

名詞

ulu (plural ulus or uluit)

1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.

語源 2

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻulu.

名詞

ulu

1. (Hawaii) Breadfruit

語源 3

Borrowed from Malay ulu.

発音

• (Singapore) IPA: /ˈuːluː/

形容詞

ulu (comparative more ulu, superlative most ulu)

1. (colloquial, Singlish) Remote; deserted
   • 2007, Neil Humphreys, Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition, page 157:

     Sembawang Park is considered to be one of the country's most ulu spots because of its comparative isolation, and it was almost empty.

   • 2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene xii, page 51:

     Just pretend you're walking in a more ulu part of Botanic Gardens.

アナグラム

• Luu