Zulu

See also: ZULU, zulu, zulú, zulù, żulu, and Żulu

Translingual
Zulu [1]
Zulu [2]
Zulu [3]

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English Zulu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzulu][1]

Noun

Zulu

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter Z.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter Z.
  3. (time zone) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+00:00)
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
code AlfaBravoCharlieDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJuliettKiloLimaMike
NovemberOscarPapaQuebecRomeoSierraTangoUniformVictorWhiskeyXrayYankeeZulu
zeroonetwothree (tree)four (fower)five (fife)sixseveneightnine (niner)hundredthousanddecimal

Translations

References
  1. DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English

Etymology

From Zulu umZulu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzuːluː/
  • Audio (Canada)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːluː

Noun

Zulu (countable and uncountable, plural Zulu or Zulus)

  1. A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.
  2. Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.
    Noon MST is 19:00 Zulu.

Hypernyms

Translations
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Proper noun

Zulu

  1. The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.
    Synonym: isiZulu

Translations

Adjective

Zulu (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language.

Translations

See also

Chichewa

Etymology

From Ngoni; compare Zulu umZulu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzú.ɽu/

Proper noun

Zúlu

  1. a surname from Ngoni

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Zulu was the 4th most common surname in Zambia (212 468 persons = 1.4 percent of the population) and the 53rd most common surname in Malawi (23227 persons = 0.1 percent of the population).

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzulu/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Zoeloe

Noun

Zulu ? (plural Zulu's)

  1. (law enforcement, slang) police helicopter
    Synonym: politiehelikopter
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