ulu

A West Greenlandic ulu.

Meanings

Noun

  • An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
  • breadfruit

Adjective

Origin

  • From Inuktitut ᐅᓗ ("woman's knife").
  • Hawaiian ʻulu.
  • From Malay ulu

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