hulu

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/

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• 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

• (head): kepala
• (village): desa, udik
• (handle): pegangan
• (beginning): awal, pangkal, permulaan

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “upstream”): hilir

Derived terms

• berhulu
• berhulukan
• menghulu
• menghulukan
• penghulu
• penghuluan

 

• hulu hati
• hulu hilir
• hulu kepala
• hulu kerongkongan
• hulu ledak
• hulu sungai

 

Further reading

• “hulu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

hulu

1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦭꦸ

Lower Sorbian

Noun

hulu

1. Obsolete spelling of wulu.

Malay

Alternative forms

• ulu (dated)

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

• IPA^(key): /hulu/
• Rhymes: -ulu, -lu, -u

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

• hulubalang
• penghulu

Related terms

• dahulu, dulu

Descendants

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

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هولو hoeloe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek‎^[1], John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 147
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هولو hulu”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎^[2], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 693
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hulu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎^[3], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 413

Further reading

• “hulu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

• ahulu
• hulwan
• humulu
• kulwan
• mahulu
• makahulu
• makapaṅhulu
• pahulu
• paṅhulu
• pinakapaṅhulu
• ulon

 

• hulu bañu
• hulu kayu
• hulu kuwu
• hulu kĕmbaṅ
• hulu lañcaṅ
• hulu paṅan
• hulu sĕkar
• hulu turus
• hulu tĕṅah
• hulu warak
• hulu wras
• hulu wuṅkuk
• hulu wwatan
• karaṅ hulu
• wulaṅ hulu

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu)

Further reading

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