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 (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

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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 (dated)

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, 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.