ululo

Meaning

to howl

Concepts

howl

Translations

udolar

ουρλιάζω

jaulen

hurler

ululare

لورهلور کردن

huilen

😢

uitroepen

jammeren

uitschreeuwen

uivar

aullar

inlemek

ulumak

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).