ululo

to howl

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊ.ɫʊ.ɫoː]
Etymology

From a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root; see also Irish uileliugh (“wail of lamentation”), Lithuanian uluti (“howl”), Sanskrit उलूलि (ulūli, “a howling, crying aloud”), Ancient Greek ὀλολύζω (ololúzō, “to cry aloud”), Old Armenian ողողանամ (ołołanam), ողողանիմ (ołołanim, “to wail, lament”), dialectal Armenian ուլուլալ (ululal, “to weep, cry, lament”), and Old English ūle (whence English owl).

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