ulo
Tagalog
/ˈu.lo/, /u.ˈlo/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) head part of the body
- talent; intelligence
- mind; thoughts
- (figurative) common sense
- a single animal or individual person
- dead or live body (of a wanted criminal)
- the front or principal part or position
- end of a table
- head or top (of a hammer, axe, etc.), used for striking other objects
- head or top (of a nail, pin, etc.), blunt side opposite the point
- the projecting part of an object (as of a arrow, egg, etc.)
- head (of a boil), where pus accumulates
- headboard (of a bed)
- top, summit (of a mountain)
- leader; chief; boss
- heading; title (of a text)
- beginning; start
- source; origin
- bulb of a plant
- the part of a plant that resembles a head
- topic; subject
- (colloquial) cause
- (slang) the glans penis
- used with m
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (head, top part) inherited from Proto-Austronesian *quluh, *qulu (head).
Origin
Proto-Austronesian
*quluh, *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
- baho ulo Cebuano
- sag-ulo Cebuano
- ulo Cebuano
- ulohan Cebuano
- ulonan Cebuano
- hulu Indonesian
- ng Tagalog
- sakit Tagalog
- sakit ng ulo Tagalog
- hulu Malay
- *qulu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *surup Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *qulu Proto-Austronesian
- *quluh, *qulu Proto-Austronesian
- *hulu(ʔ) Proto-Malayic
- uru Maori
- *qulu Proto-Oceanic
- ulo Waray-Waray
- ulu Chamorro
- ulu Limos Kalinga
- ulu Matigsalug Manobo