hulu
Chamorro
Etymology
From Pre-Chamorro *θələx, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dələk.
Noun
hulu
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).
Pronunciation
Noun
hulu (plural huluhulu)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay hulu, from Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu. Doublet of ulu.
Pronunciation
Noun
hulu (first-person possessive huluku, second-person possessive hulumu, third-person possessive hulunya)
- (anatomy, obsolete) head (part of the body)
- huluku sakit.
- My head hurts.
- upstream
- village
- handle
- beginning
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “upstream”): hilir
Derived terms
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
- Romanization of ꦲꦸꦭꦸ
Lower Sorbian
Noun
hulu
Malay
Alternative forms
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
Noun
hulu (Jawi spelling هولو, plural hulu-hulu, informal 1st possessive huluku, 2nd possessive hulumu, 3rd possessive hulunya)
- (anatomy, obsolete) head (part of the body)
- top part of something
- upstream, inland
- starting, beginning
Usage notes
Especially used in court language e.g. addressing royals or in manuscripts.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
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
Noun
hulu
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "hulu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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