hulu

See also: húlu and hūlū

Chamorro

Etymology

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

Noun

hulu

1. thunder

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *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

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

• (upstream): hilir

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

hulu

1. Obsolete spelling of wulu

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Malay

Alternative forms

• ulu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu. In head sense replaced by kepala.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. (anatomy, obsolete) head (part of the body)
2. upstream, inland
3. starting, beginning

Synonyms

• (head): kepala, jemala, tendas
• (upstream): udik, banat
• (starting): pangkal, permulaan

Descendants

• Indonesian: hulu

Further reading

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