ululation

== English == === Etymology === 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)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /ʌljʊ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/, /ˌʌljə-/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: ulu‧lat‧ion === Noun === ululation (plural ululations) The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl. ==== Related terms ==== ululant ululate ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === ululation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia