উলু
Bengali edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka), उलूप (ulūpa), उलप (ulapa, “bush, shrub, grass”).
Noun edit
উলু • (ulu)
- (broadly) any reed, sugarcane, tall grass, often used for thatching
- (strictly) cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- (strictly) wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit उलुलि (ululi), उलूलु (ulūlu, “cry of rejoice”).
Alternative forms edit
- উলুলু (ululu)
Noun edit
উলু • (ulu)
- ululudhvani, a type of ululation made by Eastern South Asian Hindu women during communal festivals.
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ulapa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 110
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ululi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 110