ꦮꦸꦭꦸ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦮꦸꦭꦸ
• Roman: wulu, woeloe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwu.lu/
• Hyphenation: wu‧lu
• Rhymes: -lu, -u

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wulu, from Middle Dutch wolle, from Old Dutch *wulla, from Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.

Noun

ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (krama ngoko wulu)

1. (anatomy) hair

   Hyponym: rambut

2. (anatomy) fur
3. (anatomy) feather

Derived terms

• wulu alis
• wulu bréngos
• wulu cumbu
• wulu godhèg
• wulu idep
• wulu jawès
• wulu jembut
• wulu jénggot
• wulu kèlèk
• wulu puhun
• wulu simbar
• wulu wedhus

 

Etymology 2

Vowel sign i (wulu)

Inherited from Old Javanese hulu (“head”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (“head, top part”), from Proto-Austronesian *quluh. Cognate with Balinese ulu (“vowel sign i”).

Noun

ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (krama ngoko wulu)

1. vowel sign i in the Javanese writing system

Derived terms

• wulu dirga
• wulu melik

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ). Parallel borrowings (from Arabic) are Indonesian wudu, English wudu.

Noun

ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (krama ngoko wulu)

1. (Islam) ritual washing by Muslims before prayers

References

• “wulu” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.