उल्लू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀮𑀽𑀅 (ulūa) from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊl.luː/

Noun

उल्लू • (ullū) m (Urdu spelling الو)

1. owl
2. (slang, offensive) idiot, dolt, dimwit, lunkhead, imbecile

Declension

Declension of उल्लू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उल्लू ullū	उल्लू ullū
oblique	उल्लू ullū	उल्लुओं ulluõ
vocative	उल्लू ullū	उल्लुओ ulluo

Derived terms

• उल्लू बनना (ullū bannā, “to get fooled”)
• उल्लू बनाना (ullū banānā, “to make a fool of”)
• उल्लू बोलना (ullū bolnā, “to be deserted”)
• अपना उल्लू सीधा करना (apnā ullū sīdhā karnā, “to act selfishly”)
• उल्लू का पट्ठा (ullū kā paṭṭhā, “an out-and-out fool”), उल्लू के पट्ठे (ullū ke paṭṭhe, “an out-and-out fool”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “उल्लू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “उल्लू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “उल्लू”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उल्लू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उल्लू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “उल्लू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.