Uruk

== English == === Etymology === From Akkadian 𒌷𒀕 (/⁠uruk⁠/), from Sumerian 𒀕 (unug, “abode, site, location, seat, typically in reference to a deity's earthly dwelling”) either as a phonetic alteration of the Sumerian or influenced as a calque translation using Akkadian 𒌷 (/⁠uru⁠/, “city, place of dwelling or collecting under”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊrʊk/ === Proper noun === Uruk (historical) An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq. ==== Derived terms ==== Urukean Uruk period Uruk-Warka ==== Related terms ==== Erech Warka ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === kuru, ruku' == Amis == === Proper noun === Uruk a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== In Amis naming customs, a personal name consists of either: given name + parent’s name (typically the mother’s name) — common among northern Taiwan Amis given name + parent’s name + clan name — common among southern Taiwan Amis (including Coastal, Malan and Hengchun subgroups), where clan-based social structure is prevalent === References === Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Uruk”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples