sulu
noun
- length of cotton cloth wrapped about the body
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sʊˈlu/
name
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).
- A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul.
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)
- the Sultanate of Sulu
- Tausug language
noun
- An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.