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語源

Borrowed from Latin ululō, ululātus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːljuleɪt/, /ˈʌljəleɪt/

動詞

ululate (三人称単数 現在形 ululates, 現在分詞 ululating, 過去形および過去分詞形 ululated)

1. to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
   • 1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear:

     Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.

2. to produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.

同意語

• (to howl): bay, howl, wail

関連する語

• ululant
• ululation

Latin

動詞

ululāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ululō