hulu

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See also: húlu and hūlū

Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *θələx, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dələk.

Noun

hulu

  1. thunder

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).

Noun

hulu (plural huluhulu)

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay hulu, from Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu. Doublet of ulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hu.lu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -lu
  • Hyphenation: hu‧lu

Noun

hulu (first-person possessive huluku, second-person possessive hulumu, third-person possessive hulunya)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) head (part of the body)
  2. upstream
  3. village
  4. handle
  5. beginning

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “upstream”): hilir

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

hulu

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦭꦸ

Lower Sorbian

Noun

hulu

  1. Obsolete spelling of wulu.

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu, doublet of ulu. Head sense mainly replaced by kepala but preserved in court language.

Pronunciation

Noun

hulu (Jawi spelling هولو, plural hulu-hulu, informal 1st possessive huluku, 2nd possessive hulumu, 3rd possessive hulunya)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) head (part of the body)
    Synonyms: kepala, jemala, tendas
  2. top part of something
    Synonym: kepala
    hulu keris: keris hilt or handle
  3. upstream, inland
    Synonyms: udik, banat
  4. starting, beginning
    Synonyms: pangkal, permulaan

Usage notes

Especially used in court language e.g. addressing royals or in manuscripts.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: hulu
  • → Chinese: 烏魯／乌鲁 (Wūlǔ)
  • → English: ulu

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هولو hoeloe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek‎, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 147
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هولو hulu”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 693
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hulu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎, volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 413

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hu.lu/
  • Rhymes: -lu
  • Hyphenation: hu‧lu

Noun

hulu

  1. head
  2. head-waters of a river, upstream
  3. head of, chief of, in charge of

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • "hulu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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