улуу

Kyrgyz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈluː/
• Hyphenation: у‧луу

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ulug (“big, great, grown-up”).

Cognate with Bashkir оло (olo), Kazakh ұлы (ūly), Tatar олы (olı), Turkish ulu, Turkmen uly.

Adjective

улуу • (uluu) (comparative улуураак, superlative эң улуу, Arabic spelling ۇلۇۇ)

1. great
2. elder
3. dragon

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *ūlï-. Cognate to Southern Altai улуур (uluur), etc.

Verb

улуу • (uluu)

1. to howl