# Sulu
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 / 苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

### Pronunciation

* (Philippines) IPA: /sʊˈlu/

### Proper noun

Sulu
* A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul
* Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
* (historical) the Sultanate of Sulu
* (dated) Tausug language

#### Derived terms

* Sulu Sea

### Noun

Sulu (plural Sulus or Sulu)
* A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.
** 1908, George Frederick Kunz, Charles Hugh Stevenson, The Book of the Pearl, →ISBN, page 216:That is the reason why the Sulu people have the right, and that they came to make the dredge (badja) to get the mother-of-pearl shell from the deep, because they can not see them.
** 1921, Ignacio Villamor, Felipe Buencamino, Census of the Philippine Islands - Volume II, page 950:At the present time there are but few remains on the Island of Jolo of the past glory and civilization of the Sulu people.
** 1970, Leigh R. Wright, The Origins of British Borneo, page 34:If the Spaniards merely meant to subjugate the Sulu, suppressing piracy and lawlessness on the way and no more, they would have been applauded in many quarters.

#### References

* ↑ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu‎, page 133
* ↑ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug‎, archived from the original on 5 March 2022
* “Sulu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* ulus

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 / 苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Su‧lu
* IPA: /suˈlu/ [s̪ʊˈl̪u]

### Proper noun

Sulú
* Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
* Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
* (historical) Sultanate of Sulu

#### Related terms

* Jolo

### References

* ↑ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu‎, page 133
* ↑ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug‎, archived from the original on 5 March 2022

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Sulu, from Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 / 苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsulu/, [ˈs̠ulu]
* Rhymes: -ulu
* Hyphenation: Su‧lu

### Proper noun

Sulu
* Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
* Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Suluni
accusative
nom.
Suluni
gen.
Suluni
genitive
Suluni
partitive
Suluani
inessive
Sulussani
elative
Sulustani
illative
Suluuni
adessive
Sulullani
ablative
Sulultani
allative
Sululleni
essive
Sulunani
translative
Sulukseni
abessive
Suluttani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sulusi
accusative
nom.
Sulusi
gen.
Sulusi
genitive
Sulusi
partitive
Suluasi
inessive
Sulussasi
elative
Sulustasi
illative
Suluusi
adessive
Sulullasi
ablative
Sulultasi
allative
Sulullesi
essive
Sulunasi
translative
Suluksesi
abessive
Suluttasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sulumme
accusative
nom.
Sulumme
gen.
Sulumme
genitive
Sulumme
partitive
Suluamme
inessive
Sulussamme
elative
Sulustamme
illative
Suluumme
adessive
Sulullamme
ablative
Sulultamme
allative
Sulullemme
essive
Sulunamme
translative
Suluksemme
abessive
Suluttamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sulunne
accusative
nom.
Sulunne
gen.
Sulunne
genitive
Sulunne
partitive
Suluanne
inessive
Sulussanne
elative
Sulustanne
illative
Suluunne
adessive
Sulullanne
ablative
Sulultanne
allative
Sulullenne
essive
Sulunanne
translative
Suluksenne
abessive
Suluttanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sulunsa
accusative
nom.
Sulunsa
gen.
Sulunsa
genitive
Sulunsa
partitive
Suluaan Suluansa
inessive
Sulussaan Sulussansa
elative
Sulustaan Sulustansa
illative
Suluunsa
adessive
Sulullaan Sulullansa
ablative
Sulultaan Sulultansa
allative
Sululleen Sulullensa
essive
Sulunaan Sulunansa
translative
Sulukseen Suluksensa
abessive
Suluttaan Suluttansa
instructive
comitative

### Anagrams

* lusu

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 / 苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /suˈlu/ [sʊˈlu]
* Rhymes: -u
* Syllabification: Su‧lu

### Proper noun

Sulú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ)
* Sulu (a province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Jolo & Patikul)
* Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in Mindanao, Philippines)
* (historical) Sultanate of Sulu

#### Related terms

* Jolo

### References

* ↑ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu‎, page 133
* ↑ Dino, Nelson S. (2017 May 17) “In Situ, You Are Sug!”, in Layag Sug‎, archived from the original on 5 March 2022