hulu
Malay
/hulu/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) head part of the body
- upstream, inland
- starting, beginning
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ) inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (head, top part) inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qulu (head).
Origin
Proto-Austronesian
*qulu
Gloss
head
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ulo Cebuano
- hulu Indonesian
- sakit ng ulo Tagalog
- ulo Tagalog
- 首 Chinese
- *qulu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *qulu Proto-Austronesian
- *quluh, *qulu Proto-Austronesian
- *k-lu Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- *hulu(ʔ) Proto-Malayic
- *qulu Proto-Oceanic
- ulo Waray-Waray
- ulu Chamorro
- uRu Kavalan
- ulu Limos Kalinga
- ha⁶ lo⁵ Biao
- ulu Matigsalug Manobo