Meaning of ululu | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The sixth month of the Babylonian calendar.
2. An auspicious cry uttered by Indian women on festive occasions.
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Examples

“The use of Ululu […] as an auspicious sound is not only made by the women of Bengal, but also by the women of Orissa till to-day on festive occasions.”

“The women Rākṣasa gave out auspicious calls of ululu which, when joined with ululations, rose into the skies.”

“The women of the household utter a blood-curdling cry, onomatopoeically called the ululu, during the ārati. Bengali women utter this cry during all the high points of the Durga Pfija ritual.”

“In the Babylonian 19-year cycle, most of the leap years add a second Adaru, but in the 17ᵗʰ year of the cycle, they add a second Ululu.”

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