gula

[ gyoo-luh, goo- ]

/ ˈgyu lə, ˈgu- /

Zoology.

Architecture.

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1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: throat, gullet, appetite

gular, adjectivein·ter·gu·lar, adjectivesub·gu·lar, adjective

Will Gula know how to fasten the fine dresses at the back, do you think?'
The Diva's Ruby|F. Marion Crawford
She wondered why Logotheti and Gula were both so much opposed to her dyeing her hair or wearing a wig.
The Diva's Ruby|F. Marion Crawford
But she wondered gravely how Gula knew that they were not good.
The Diva's Ruby|F. Marion Crawford
Gula, the Sum-goddess, does not occupy a very high position among the deities of Assyria.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria|George Rawlinson

The name Bau is more common in the oldest period and gives way in the post-Khammurabic age to Gula.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various