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

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