# ululation

> English word · Noun · IPA /juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

## Definitions
1. The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.

## Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -ātiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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