Cthulhu
English
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Etymology
Invented in 1926 by H.P. Lovecraft for his short story The Call of Cthulhu. Possibly based on chthonic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈθuːˌluː/ or IPA(key): /qlʊlːˈhuː/
- Rhymes: -uːlu, -uː
pronunciation notes
- /kəˈθuːˌluː/ is the most widely used pronunciation.
- /qlʊlːˈhuː/ is the pronunciation suggested by Lovecraft in a letter to writer Duane Weldon Rimel (dated July 23, 1934).
Proper noun
Cthulhu
- A gigantic fictional humanoid alien god being described with a head resembling an octopus and dragon wings and claws, around whom an insane cult developed.
- 1926 — H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
- Then, bolder than the storied Cyclops, great Cthulhu slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave-raising strokes of cosmic potency.
- 1926 — H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
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