sulu

sulu (plural sulus)

1. An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.

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• ulus

From su +‎ -lu.

• IPA^(key): /suˈɫu/
• Hyphenation: su‧lu

sulu (comparative daha sulu, superlative ən sulu)

1. watery
2. juicy

• sululuq

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq.

sulu

1. Obsolete form of sulo.

sulu

1. genitive singular of sulg

From Zulu isiZulu.

sulu n

1. Zulu

sulu

1. nail (on fingers/toes)

sulu f

1. accusative singular form of sula
2. instrumental singular form of sula
3. genitive plural form of sula

Metaphony of svòlu, from Old Norse svǫlu, oblique cases singular of svala. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

• IPA^(key): /²sʉ(ː)lʉ/, /²sʉ(ː).ɽʉ/

sulu f (definite singular sulua, indefinite plural suluer, definite plural suluene)

1. (nonstandard, dialectal) alternative form of svale (“swallow”)

From Proto-Oceanic *suʀuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”).

sulu (possessive suula or suluna)

1. juice, liquid (of fruit)

   suula niu ― coconut water

   suula aranisi ― orange juice

   suula qasai ― mango juice

2. broth, sauce, gravy (in cooking)

   Kuqufia fasi suula iqa qena.

   Drink the fish broth.

• Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita (2008)

From su +‎ -lu.

• IPA^(key): /suˈɫu/
• Hyphenation: su‧lu

sulu

1. aqueous, juicy, watery
2. sassy

• susuz

• sululuk

sulu

1. nail (on fingers/toes)