ulu

American  

[oo-loo] / ˈu lu /

noun

1. a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Inuit or Yupik women.

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Etymology

Origin of ulu

From Inuit

Example Sentences

“When we look at reforestation efforts in our town, reclamation of ulu and its historical value, it can be complemented by the evolving palates of our community,” Kekona said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Forty-eight hours before Obama’s arrival, Cindy Fields and her friend Wanda Baltazar were cutting up the chum salmon they had just pulled from a net in the sound with an ulu, a fan-shaped hatchet.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2015

Never taught how to use a fillet knife, Sombatratanakul uses an ulu knife to cut fins, separate the fish’s head and dispose of the guts.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2015

Women worked in a large outdoor kitchen, cutting meat from bearded seal, whale and birds with sharp round ulu blades.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2015

Here we have the word ulu in its simple, uncombined form, meaning to enter into and inspire.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright