bulu
Indonesian
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) hair the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals
- (anatomy) fur
- (anatomy) feather
Etymology
Inherited from Malay bulu (hair) inherited from Proto-Malayic *bulu inherited from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu inherited from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bulu inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*bulu
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- buhok Cebuano
- bulbol Cebuano
- berbulu Malay
- bulu Malay
- bulu mata Malay
- ulat bulu Malay
- *bulu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *bulu Proto-Austronesian
- *bulu Proto-Malayic
- huru Maori
- *pulu Proto-Oceanic
- volo Malagasy
- bulu Brunei Malay
- *bulu Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
- *bulu Proto-Malayo-Chamic
- *bulu Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
- pulu Chamorro
- *bulu Proto-North Sarawak