उलूक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.luːk/, [ʊ.l̪uːk]
Noun
उलूक • (ulūk) m (Urdu spelling الوک)
- (literary) owl
- Synonym: उल्लू (ullū)
Declension
Declension of उलूक (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | उलूक ulūk | उलूक ulūk |
| oblique | उलूक ulūk | उलूकों ulūkõ |
| vocative | उलूक ulūk | उलूको ulūko |
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit उलूक (ulūka).
Noun
उलूक • (ulūka) m
- fool
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- ulūka (Latin script)
- 𑀉𑀮𑀽𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- উলূক (Bengali script)
- උලූක (Sinhalese script)
- ဥလူက or ဢုလူၵ (Burmese script)
- อุลูก or อุลูกะ (Thai script)
- ᩏᩃᩪᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຸລູກ or ອຸລູກະ (Lao script)
- ឧលូក (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄪𑄣𑄫𑄇 (Chakma script)
Noun
उलूक m
- Devanagari script form of ulūka (“owl”)
Declension
Declension table of "उलूक" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | उलूको (ulūko) | उलूका (ulūkā) |
| Accusative (second) | उलूकं (ulūkaṃ) | उलूके (ulūke) |
| Instrumental (third) | उलूकेन (ulūkena) | उलूकेहि (ulūkehi) or उलूकेभि (ulūkebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | उलूकस्स (ulūkassa) or उलूकाय (ulūkāya) or उलूकत्थं (ulūkatthaṃ) | उलूकानं (ulūkānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | उलूकस्मा (ulūkasmā) or उलूकम्हा (ulūkamhā) or उलूका (ulūkā) | उलूकेहि (ulūkehi) or उलूकेभि (ulūkebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | उलूकस्स (ulūkassa) | उलूकानं (ulūkānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | उलूकस्मिं (ulūkasmiṃ) or उलूकम्हि (ulūkamhi) or उलूके (ulūke) | उलूकेसु (ulūkesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | उलूक (ulūka) | उलूका (ulūkā) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
Possibly of imitative origin; cf. Latin ulucus, ulula (“owl”), Ancient Greek ὀλολύζω (ololúzō, “to cry out”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ú.luː.kɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uˈl̪uː.kɐ/
Noun
उलूक • (úlūka) m
- owl
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of उलूक (úlūka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | उलूकः úlūkaḥ | उलूकौ úlūkau | उलूकाः / उलूकासः¹ úlūkāḥ / úlūkāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | उलूक úlūka | उलूकौ úlūkau | उलूकाः / उलूकासः¹ úlūkāḥ / úlūkāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | उलूकम् úlūkam | उलूकौ úlūkau | उलूकान् úlūkān |
| Instrumental | उलूकेन úlūkena | उलूकाभ्याम् úlūkābhyām | उलूकैः / उलूकेभिः¹ úlūkaiḥ / úlūkebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | उलूकाय úlūkāya | उलूकाभ्याम् úlūkābhyām | उलूकेभ्यः úlūkebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | उलूकात् úlūkāt | उलूकाभ्याम् úlūkābhyām | उलूकेभ्यः úlūkebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | उलूकस्य úlūkasya | उलूकयोः úlūkayoḥ | उलूकानाम् úlūkānām |
| Locative | उलूके úlūke | उलूकयोः úlūkayoḥ | उलूकेषु úlūkeṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: উলূৱা ফেঁচা (ulua phẽsa)
- Punjabi: ਉੱਲੂ (ullū)
- → Hindi: उलूक (ulūk)
- → Old Gujarati: उलूक (ulūka)
- Pali: ulūka
- → Tocharian B: uluke
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “उलूकः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899), “उलूक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 218/3.