wulu

Bambara

Etymology

From Proto-Western Mande *wùle.

Noun

wùlu

1. dog

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Bandjalang

Noun

wulu

1. ankle

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦮꦸꦭꦸ
• Roman: woeloe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwu.lu/
• Hyphenation: wu‧lu
• Rhymes: -lu, -u

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese wulu, from Middle Dutch wolle, from Old Dutch *wulla, from Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.

Noun

wulu (krama ngoko wulu)

1. (anatomy) hair

   Hyponym: rambut

2. (anatomy) fur
3. (anatomy) feather

Derived terms

• wulu alis
• wulu bréngos
• wulu cumbu
• wulu godhèg
• wulu idep
• wulu jawès
• wulu jembut
• wulu jénggot
• wulu kèlèk
• wulu puhun
• wulu simbar
• wulu wedhus

 

Etymology 2

Vowel sign i (wulu)

From Old Javanese hulu (“head”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (“head, top part”), from Proto-Austronesian *quluh. Cognate with Balinese ulu (“vowel sign i”).

Noun

wulu (krama ngoko wulu)

1. vowel sign i in the Javanese writing system

Derived terms

• wulu dirga
• wulu melik

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ). Parallel borrowings (from Arabic) are Indonesian wudu, English wudu.

Noun

wulu (krama ngoko wulu)

1. (Islam) ritual washing by Muslims before prayers

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “wulu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• hulu (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulu/

Noun

wulu

1. locative singular of wul

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu, compare Malay bulu.

Noun

wulu

1. hair

Western Maninkakan

Etymology

Cognate with Bambara wulu (“dog”), Soninke wulle (“dog”).

Noun

wulu

1. dog

Wolof

Noun

wulu (definite form wulu wi)

1. heifer