уллу
Kumyk edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *ulug (“big, great”). Cognate with Karachay-Balkar уллу (ullu), Khakas улуғ (uluğ), Shor улуғ, Southern Altai улу (ulu), Western Yugur uluğ, Turkmen uly, Turkish ulu (“great”).
Adjective edit
уллу • (ullu)
- great
- big, large
- huge
- older, elder
- уллу агъа ― ullu ağa ― older brother
- grand
- уллу ана ― ullu ana ― grandmother
- уллу ата ― ullu ata ― grandfather
Further reading edit
- Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “уллу”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН