蘇祿

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (蘇祿)		蘇	祿
simp. (苏禄)		苏	禄
alternative forms		蘇洛／苏洛

Etymology

Loaned via Hokkien. From Tausug Sulug, the unelided form of Sūg (“Sulu”), from Tausug sulug, the unelided form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sūlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ luk⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): So͘-lo̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sūlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sulù
    • Wade–Giles: Su¹-lu⁴
    • Yale: Sū-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Suluh
    • Palladius: Сулу (Sulu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou¹ luk⁶
    • Yale: sōu luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: Soo-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: solok
    • IPA (Philippines): /sɔ³³ lɔk̚²⁴/

Proper noun

蘇祿

1. (～蘇丹國, ～國) (historical) Sultanate of Sulu (a Muslim state that ruled the islands in the Sulu Archipelago, parts of Mindanao in today's Philippines, certain portions of Palawan and north-eastern Borneo)
2. (～省) Sulu (a province of the Philippines)

Derived terms

• 蘇祿海／苏禄海 (Sūlùhǎi)
• 蘇祿群島／苏禄群岛 (Sūlù Qúndǎo)