hulu
Chamorro edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Chamorro *θələx, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dələk.
Noun edit
hulu
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fulu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).
Noun edit
hulu (plural huluhulu)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay hulu, from Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu. Doublet of ulu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hulu (first-person possessive huluku, second-person possessive hulumu, third-person possessive hulunya)
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "upstream"): hilir
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hulu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
hulu
- Romanization of ꦲꦸꦭꦸ
Lower Sorbian edit
Noun edit
hulu
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu, doublet of ulu. Head sense mainly replaced by kepala but preserved in court language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hulu (Jawi spelling هولو, plural hulu-hulu, informal 1st possessive huluku, 2nd possessive hulumu, 3rd possessive hulunya)
- (anatomy, obsolete) head (part of the body)
- top part of something
- upstream, inland
- starting, beginning
Usage notes edit
Especially used in court language e.g. addressing royals or in manuscripts.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هولو hoeloe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek[1], John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 147
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هولو hulu”, in A Malay-English dictionary[2], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 693
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hulu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)[3], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 413
Further reading edit
- “hulu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hulu
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "hulu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.