ulo

See also: Ülo, ülő, -ulo, and ulo'

Alangan

Noun

ulo

1. (anatomy) head

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Cebuano

Etymology

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

Noun

ulo

1. (anatomy) the head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs
2. a head; an individual person
3. the mind; one's own thoughts

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ulo.

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Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ulo (“person characterized by the quality expressed in the root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulo/
• Hyphenation: u‧lo
• Rhymes: -ulo

Noun

ulo (accusative singular ulon, plural uloj, accusative plural ulojn)

1. (informal) A familiar term for a person, like fellow or guy in the inclusive of both sexes sense. Also see bloke, chap, or dude.
   • L. L. Zamenhof:

     Se me ne estus jam maljuna ulo, mi tuj irus en politeknikan lernejon.

     If I weren't already an old person, I'd immediately go to a polytechnic school.

   • 2004, Sylvan Zaft, Stupid Americans!, soc.culture.esperanto[1]:

     Nun, dank' al Dio, miloj da Islamaj intelektuloj finfine protestas kontraux tiaj "religiaj uloj" kiu fifamigas la religion.

     Now, thank God, thousands of Islamic intellectuals are finally protesting against such "religious people" who smear the religion.

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Maori iro), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulət (compare Chamorro ulo', Indonesian ulat, Malay ulat), from Proto-Austronesian.

Noun

ulo

1. maggot

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Ido

Pronoun

ulo

1. something

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Noun

ulo

1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)

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Waray-Waray

Noun

ulo

1. head