hulu

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

hulu

1. thunder

From Proto-Polynesian *fulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).

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

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

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

• (head): kepala
• (village): desa, udik
• (handle): pegangan
• (beginning): awal, pangkal, permulaan

• (upstream): hilir

hulu

1. Obsolete spelling of wulu

• ulu (dated)

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

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

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

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

• Indonesian: hulu
• → Chinese: 烏魯／乌鲁 (Wūlǔ)
• → English: ulu

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